Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2002.

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2002.

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (detail).

Discoveries, 2002

Roger Nachman
American (born 1953)

Location: Washington State Patrol - Toxicology Division Headquarters, Seattle, Seattle

About the Artwork

Artist Roger Nachman's fused glass installation Discoveries represents microscopic imagery relating to the forensic sciences. The artwork is located at the Washington State Patrol's Toxicology Lab in Seattle that provides DNA testing and materials analysis related to crime investigations. A double helix design spans the four main glass panels and represents the spiraling physical structure of DNA in genetics science. Nachman notes that the tile designs are "representations of the seemingly abstract patterns and puzzle pieces that the forensic scientists see daily through their microscopes."

Discoveries is made up of four large glass panels, plus five individual fused glass pieces that are located at the entrances to five different labs.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Patrol.

About the Artist

Roger Nachman is a Seattle-based glass artist and designer. He creates fused, kiln-formed, and kiln-cast glass sculptures and installations for public spaces.

Nachman graduated from the University of Colorado. He lived and worked in Kyoto, Japan for eight years between 1973 and 1985, where he was an important part of the Studio Glass Movement in Japan. Nachman also teaches kilnworking techniques for glass around the U.S. and abroad.