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Sense títol, 2014

Untitled, 2014
Installation, 450 x 320 cm

First shown at CRAC Alsace in Altkirch, France, this installation was included in Species of Spaces, a group exhibition that took place at MACBA in 2015. It is part of a series of works made by the artist in 2013 and 2014 using Kriska metallic curtains. In Daniel Steegmann Mangrané’s personal imaginary, these aluminium chain curtains are part of his childhood memories, as they are commonly used in the entrances to businesses and homes in southern Catalonia, where the artist spent his summers. Making a distinctive metallic noise, the chains are manufactured from a very light material so that, once passed through, the curtain quicky closes again. Steegmann Mangrané uses a laser to cut out large geometric figures from the curtain, which is then hung dividing the exhibiting space in two. In this case, it is an inclined rectangle that invites the viewer to move from one space to the other, either using the cut-out form or by passing through the curtain itself, with its characteristic jingling sound. 

With this functional element typical of popular culture, Steegmann Mangrané turns the idea of transit into the material essence of the work. Dividing the space into two sections, he activates concepts such as continuity, interruption, exchange, transformation and dematerialisation. In being crossed, the work constantly dematerialises through the interaction with the body of the viewer. We could say that the artist sees space as process and exchange, as a transformational notion. 


Technical details

Original title:
Sense títol
Registration number:
5243
Artist:
Steegmann Mangrané, Daniel
Date created:
2014
Date acquired:
2015
Fonds:
MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium
Object type:
Installation
Media:
Aluminium and steel covered with dust
Dimensions:
450 x 320 cm (height x width)
Credits:
MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium. Private long-term loan
Copyright:
© Daniel Steegmann
It has accessibility resources:
No

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