Materiality
Materiality
Artistic Description:
The installation Materiality emerges as a dialogue between raw materials and warm colors, evoking a contrast between human order and natural chaos. The asymmetrically suspended elements seem to float in an ethereal space, defying gravity and capturing the viewer’s attention with their imposing physicality and tactile presence.
The surfaces, painted in hues of terracotta orange, charcoal black, and off-white, narrate a chromatic tension—a balance between earth, fire, and light. The oxidized metal panels, weathered by time, suggest an industrial memory, while the concrete blocks and metal grids evoke the architecture of creation and destruction. The sand and fragments scattered on the ground act as witnesses to the passage of time, grounding the work in an organic, earthly dimension.
Each element, whether suspended or grounded, contributes to a composition that feels both unstable and perfectly calibrated. The thin metal wires holding the suspended pieces appear almost invisible, allowing the fragments to "levitate" and create a sense of weightlessness that contrasts with the material heaviness of the components.
The spatial arrangement of the work embraces emptiness, inviting the viewer to explore the silence between the objects. Directional lighting enhances the rough surfaces and volumes, casting sharp shadows that amplify the three-dimensionality of the installation.
Materiality is a tribute to the duality between strength and fragility, weight and lightness, memory and transformation. It invites the viewer to reflect on the interaction between humanity and matter, between the creative gesture and the impermanence of the world that surrounds it.