Nika Neelova
untitled (gate), 2015
Street dust cast in foam, steel armature
(welded steel, cast foam, dust)
(welded steel, cast foam, dust)
Leaning
202 x 242 x 2.5 cm
78 3/4 x 86 5/8 x 1 inches
202 x 242 x 2.5 cm
78 3/4 x 86 5/8 x 1 inches
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The large semi-industrial yard cast concrete gate is replicated in cast flexible foam with street dust suspended in it. Its deconstructed form recreates a landscape in ruin - where architecture...
The large semi-industrial yard cast concrete gate is replicated in cast flexible foam with street dust suspended in it. Its deconstructed form recreates a landscape in ruin - where architecture of a once occupied environment has merged with its surrounding nature dissolving the boundaries between the two. The material of the original gate has been inverted, transforming something sturdy and firm into flexible and soft.
Exhibitions
2015: Nika Neelova: Faults Folds Falls, Vigo Gallery, London
