Daniel Steegmann Mangrané
Untitled, 2020
kriska aluminium curtain and powder-coated laser-cut steel frames
dimensions variable
'When I first had the idea for the curtains, I was making drawings opposing a formless shape to very regular patterns, which I thought could be some metal sculptures. It...
"When I first had the idea for the curtains, I was making drawings opposing a formless shape to very regular patterns, which I thought could be some metal sculptures. It was a very incipient idea but somehow the rigidity of the grid was frustrating.
Then those curtains came to mind. They are very common in the Mediterranean, they are colorful and they make this nice noise when you cross them.
It was the right material for dealing with notions of corporeality and incorporeality, materiality and immateriality, tridimensional experience and flat surface... the work changes as you traverse the different layers, and you grow more and more aware of your body and your movement in a space that you need to constantly negotiate." – Daniel Steegmann Mangrané
Then those curtains came to mind. They are very common in the Mediterranean, they are colorful and they make this nice noise when you cross them.
It was the right material for dealing with notions of corporeality and incorporeality, materiality and immateriality, tridimensional experience and flat surface... the work changes as you traverse the different layers, and you grow more and more aware of your body and your movement in a space that you need to constantly negotiate." – Daniel Steegmann Mangrané