University of Sunderland

Inge Panneels

Inge Panneels has been a freelance artist making bespoke architectural or sculptural glass pieces since 1998. The majority of work is made to commission and site-specific for corporate and private clients such as the NHS, British Telecom, Lloyds TSB and the Museum of Liverpool.

In addition to bespoke work, Inge also makes art installations and sculptural pieces for exhibition in non-commercial venues. (Green, Sanctuary, souls, Field of Infinity, Flock) and has exhibited in Germany, Denmark, Belgium and the UK with work in the collection of the Flemish Government and Dexia Collection, Belgium, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark and Museum of Liverpool, UK.

Inspiration for her work is driven by location and circumstance and life's rich tapestry but a recurrent theme is complementary opposition found in universal mythology.

Her work has been described as having a "fantastic stillness" (Homes and Interiors Scotland), "hauntingly beautiful" (Aberdeen Art Gallery), with a "meditative quality" (Crafts). "Her work combines high technical ability with a really creative approach." (Glass in Scotland).

Inge has been specialist advisor to the Crafts Department of the Scottish Arts Council (2006-2010).

She has also been visiting lecturer at University of Ulster, Belfast (2008), Duncan of Jordanstone, architecture school, Dundee (2004), Edinburgh College of Art, (2003) (2005) (2010)

Inge is a part-time senior lecturer at the University of Sunderland Glass and Ceramics Department since 2006.

Research Interests

Mapping as a visual strategy to;

                       i.    chart a sense of place for site specifics works

                      ii.    model space

Research Activities

Liverpool Map

`Liverpool Map' commission Museum of Liverpool, collaboration with Jeffrey Sarmiento

`Liverpool Map; mapping a sense of place' (working title) - publication

`Liverpool Map: ethnographic approach to mapping' (working title) talk/publication tbc

Map-i

Collaborative research project using mapping as a creative visual tool in making sense of the intangible; mapping of space from a human point of view, including collaboration with a digital researcher, architect and astronomer. Project in development.