Marcius Galan works with sculptures, drawings and installations that question and relate geometry, architecture and cartography. In the work ‘Column (for Lina)’, a 170 cm high concrete column is cut by wooden wedges that support the sculpture. The title’s reference is to Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992), the architect who designed the MASP building and the famous glass easels on which the museum’s works are exhibited. Wedges are elements used to support uneven objects; its use therefore suggests an adaptation. By incorporating them into the sculpture, Galan transforms them into something structural for the work, as they were used as the molding forms of his parts in concrete. Although quite robust, the work consists of fitted pieces, suggesting instability in the column, an element used to support the architecture or the body. Not by chance, the sculpture is the height of an adult person. Sometimes, the artist incorporates elements taken from the museum or institution where his work is presented. In ‘Column (for Lina)’, the sculpture has the same width and depth as the base of the concrete cubes that support the glass easels. Likewise, the wedges of the sculpture refer to those of Bo Bardi’s easels, both made of wood. Thus, Galan’s work, made especially for the museum, establishes a direct relationship with the MASP art gallery and its easels, paying homage to its creator: Lina Bo Bardi.
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