I BE ...
The gilded frame of I be … ( xxvii ) appears to be covered with a white sheet , its ostensibly fluid folds bunched up behind one corner . In fact , the veil consists of marble resin , thus permanently veiling the mirrored surface , impeding the spectators ’ curiosity and vanity , in a reference traditionally associated with an act of mourning .
Ryan Gander ‘ s oeuvre evokes para-historical , fictional spaces , institutions and figures . His works often combine fictional presence and absences , creating objects that refer to events , other absent objects , art works or persons , both real and imaginary . The voids or absences , evoked by the suggestion of hidden or missing items that are named , delineated or circumscribed by traces , act as witty , sometimes lyrical invocations of the power of the imagination .
I be … ( xxvii ), 2019 Mirror , marble resin 104 x 73 x 14 cm ( RG 186 )
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