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“With my sculptures, I try to block certain spaces or certain parts of the room. Always in a way that they are not completely opaque, but they are translucent, or you can see through. Also the idea of the layerings: so you never see one piece isolated, but you always see this piece in relation with other sculptures.” —Leonor Antunes
Continuing our 58th Venice Biennale content-fest, today we are looking at the work of Leonor Antunes (b. 1972, Portugal; lives and works in Berlin), whose work is on display at the Portuguese Pavilion. a seam, a surface, a hinge, or a knot, curated by João Ribas, is now open through November 24, 2019. “Engaging the histories of art, architecture, and design, Antunes reflects on the functions of everyday objects, contemplating their potential to be materialized as abstract sculptures,” says Ribas in his essay for the exhibition. “a seam, a surface, a hinge, or a knot reflects Antunes’ ongoing research into the work of figures who have been important in the context of Venice, such as Carlo Scarpa, Franco Albini and Franca Helg, and more recently into the legacies of Savina Masieri and Egle Trincanato, lesser-known female figures active in postwar Venice.”
In 2017-2018, Antunes was featured in an acclaimed exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, the frisson of the togetherness. In this video from the Whitechapel, Antunes discusses how she uses sculpture to explore space, as well as a means of collaboration with other artists.
