Through 1983-9/2008 © Cildo Meireles
Among the spaces to walk around here – which includes a room filled with red objects and a passage knee-deep in talcum powder – is a maze of different fence-like barriers, including wire mesh, net and wood, which must be navigated to reach the giant ball of scrunched cellophane at its centre. Simple enough, except that beneath your feet is a floor of clear glass, on top of layers of broken shards, which cracks and breaks under your weight. Rather than reconstructing the real, Meireles stages the surreal and makes interaction a journey of provocation and potential. (HS)
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One of the best exhibitions I have been to in ages, just jaw dropping!!
I can't recommend this exhibition highly enough. Unlike the Rothko, where you know what you're getting, I had no expectations of this exhibition as I did not know the artist. That made what I found all the more amazing.
The artist has created a diverse range of installations that all play with the senses, whether sight, sound, touch or hearing. The final exhibit, a darkened room lit only by a single candle, and filled with a foot of talcum power through which you walk barefoot, is breathtaking.