The Labyrinth - Thiago Sancho
Title: The Labyrinth (Digestive System) 2021
Series: Eve
Material: Iron, copper, plastered gauze, plaster, PVC glue, cold porcelain and resin
Dimensions: 52 x 28 x 25 cm
Artist: Thiago Sancho
The Labyrinth is a unique piece of the Eve series. A fanciful three-dimensional sculpture, it has a shallow base and a twisted tubular outgrowth topped with a flower. The surface of the sculpture is covered with blueish sprouts, sprigs and minor flowers, making it look like a surreal sea creature.
Like all Sancho’s artworks, The Labyrinth is created as an antagonistic dichotomy. His piece is sculpted from iron, copper forming hard stony substance which in contrast to a cold porcelain finish gives a smooth, delicate and fragile-looking piece.
The Labyrinth embodies a digestive system. Entering the artwork through the open flower, Sancho invites the viewer inside the internal structure of the form. The composition does not suggest a possibility for a wayfarer to retrace a way out from The Labyrinth.