Da Cunha is the kind of artist who can transform everyday objects into magical structures that allow you to appreciate the nature of things; to question the nature of what we refer to as the physical world.
In this exhibition, a black-painted steel disk (see below) pivots on a section of grey precast concrete and resembles a closing eyelid - or an eclipsing sun.
In one of the London-based Brazilian artist's previous shows, sections of concrete drainage pipe and cylinders of coloured foam took on a resemblance to something you might want to sit down on, or display in your sitting room.
Rarely have industrial ready-mades been given such domestic - and gallery - credibility.
'Free Fall' refers to the parachute, emptied of air and suspended like some giant gypsy skirt, in the centre of the gallery.
Thomas Dane Gallery
3 Duke Street St James'sLondon SW1
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Opening times Tue–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat noon–6pm
Opening times Tue–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat noon–6pm
Image courtesy the artist and Thomas Dane Gallery, London |
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