Exhibition

Reijiro Wada. Portal Landscape

26 May 2016 – 16 Oct 2016

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Thursday
11:00 – 18:00
Friday
11:00 – 18:00
Saturday
11:00 – 18:00
Sunday
11:00 – 18:00
Tuesday
11:00 – 18:00
Wednesday
11:00 – 18:00

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With the opening of “Portal Landscape”, the Japanese sculptor Reijiro Wada (* 1977) introduces a new exhibition format at HaL.

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In an annual rhythm, the paved square in the courtyard will serve as a platform for a sculpture, presented during the summer months independent of HaL’s other projects.

“Portal Landscape” was created specifically for this presentation and works with the proportions and dimensions of the pavement in the HaL courtyard garden. The sculpture consists of twenty double-walled glass panels, which are held by a star-shaped frame. Between the glass panels is a hollow space, which is filled to the same height with water, thus forming a uniform horizon line that connects all panels. Depending on the sun’s influence and ambient temperatures, the water in the panels evaporates and condenses. Due to this micro-climatic process, the visual appearance of the sculpture is defined by permanent change. The solid matter of the frame and the glass contrast with the ephemeral qualities of water as a sculptural material. Another crucial element is the relationship of the interior volume within the transparent glass panes and the observation space surrounding the sculpture. Both areas are connected only visually in a kaleidoscopic arrangement while remaining separated by the portals of glass. In the syntax of the sculpture, the horizon line of the water level is a border between two elements. At the same time, the panes of glass form a barrier to the inaccessible interior of the structure.

 

 

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