SpY presents the work as a metaphor for the relationships between our planet and those who inhabit it. "At the heart of the project is the idea that, if the differences were understood not as separation but as complementarity", the differences could be put aside more easily, and it would be easier to recognize the qualities of the opposite to work in the same direction.
Description of project by SpY
“Divided” by Spanish artist SpY is a huge, luminous "here of an intense red colour," lit in two identical halves.
Each half of the piece is caged within a metal structure built with the kind of scaffolding commonly used in construction. Viewers can traverse the "ace between the two halves, immersing in a light-filled corridor, and effectively becoming part of the artwork itself.
This metaphor of our planet aims to shed light upon the significance of the relations between the earth’s dwellers. At the core of the project lies the idea that, if differences were understood not as separation but as complementarity, mutual rejection could be more easily laid aside, and the qualities of one element would emphasize those of the other.
“Divided” continues a recent line of work developed by SpY at his workshop SpY Studio. Last year the studio deployed the impressive “Earth” at one of the main squares of Madrid city, a highly successful project that made the news around the world.
“Divided” makes part of the international exhibition “Plásmata: Bodies, Dreams, and Data”, produced by the Onassis Foundation.
An ambitious project exploring themes and ideas around bodies after technology, constructed worlds, identities and boundaries. The exhibition features artworks by Refik Anadol, Kimchi and Chips and Dries Verhoeven, among others.
