The Fall - Thiago Sancho
Title: The Fall (lungs) 2021
Series: Eve
Material: Iron, copper, plastered gauze, plaster, pvc glue, cold porcelain and resin
Dimensions: 45 x 27 x 26 cm
Artist: Thiago Sancho
The Fall is one of the least abstract pieces of the series. By approaching the sculpture from any side, one can recognise a powerful representation of a human respiratory system. The raw worked plastered gauze on its surface is heavily affected by the corrode of the iron which pins and suspends the form.
Sancho sees lungs and the respiratory system as an enigmatic movement of air, which comes in and revives everything, and goes out.
“…diaphragm dilates and compresses in a rhythm driven by the urge to oxygenate the body, creating a choreographed dance with its specific rhythms and movements, rises and falls”.