The Porteurs series, created in 2020 during Béatrice Balcou’s residency at the Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques (CIRVA) in Marseille, is composed of glass batons of two segments: one fluted and kaleidoscopic, the other smoother with a magnifying-glass effect at its tip. Each baton contains residues from an artwork collected from another artist or restorer: iron oxide powder from an ancient mirror, small terracotta fragments from a Nok sculpture, water f...