Artist Douglas Mandry’s latest installation emerges like a mirage from a Swiss mountaintop:
, his five-sculpture public installation. It was unveiled last month and will remain on display through August 2023. In an area defined by its extreme weather conditions, the semitransparent works will have a constantly changing backdrop and appearance due to the swirling elements and shifting light. But is more than an aesthetic achievement. The sculptures touch on serious themes, including humans’ part in ecological turmoil and the nature of time—as well as how time could be running out.
“Notions of time and space are very present in my projects,” said Mandry. “I see my work as a non-linear reinterpretation of reality.” The sculptures are made from 100% recycled glass, which has special resonance for the artist. “The handiwork of glass is a thousand-years-old cultural legacy,” Mandry explained. “It has gone through time and technological evolution, yet it is still used very much as it was in the past. Glass is omnipresent in our everyday life.
Mandry has been fascinated by glaciers since 2018, creating photograms of melting ice for his “Monuments” series. The artist has also explored other subjects in nature for his art practice. “I started working on corals being illegally exported,” he explained, “as well as the shifting of natural elements such as sand, which is one of the most threatened materials in the world.” But glaciers will continue to resonate.
“As a Swiss artist, their evolution matters to me as they have been part of my life since childhood,” he said. “Art is a way to study them, but also to communicate. By talking about glaciers, I feel like I am talking about us all.”Artnet News
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