Egret
Mirrors and metal
183 x 102 x 30 cm (approx.)
72 x 40 x 12 in (approx.)
Edition of 3
FOAIR Residency, New Yoirk, 2020
The Further On Artist-in-Residence
(FOAIR) is a residence program created by Christina and Alan Macdonald to support contemporary artists. It started in 2015 with the invitation of a Brazilian artist to come and experience the light and natural beauty of the east end of Long Island in their home (Further On) in Amagansett, New York.
The program has a strong
multidisciplinary approach and welcomes
artists from all over the world. It aims
to provide AIRs with an opportunity to
become acquainted with the Hamptons
area, rich in natural beauty and with great
artistic tradition. The artists in residence
are exposed to the local artistic and
cultural community.
Mirrors and metal
183 x 102 x 30 cm (approx.)
72 x 40 x 12 in (approx.)
Edition of 3
FOAIR Residency, New Yoirk, 2020
The Further On Artist-in-Residence
(FOAIR) is a residence program created by Christina and Alan Macdonald to support contemporary artists. It started in 2015 with the invitation of a Brazilian artist to come and experience the light and natural beauty of the east end of Long Island in their home (Further On) in Amagansett, New York.
The program has a strong
multidisciplinary approach and welcomes
artists from all over the world. It aims
to provide AIRs with an opportunity to
become acquainted with the Hamptons
area, rich in natural beauty and with great
artistic tradition. The artists in residence
are exposed to the local artistic and
cultural community.
Measure of Dispersion (2014-ongoing) is a series of sculptural installations that aim to amplify and manipulate the spectator’s field of vision. Made from concave and convex mirrors of many sizes that Prado attaches to industrial metal structures, the sculptures create something akin to an anti-camera that reconfigures the viewer’s vantage point and amplifies notions of (dis)location.
Rather than capturing a specific moment like a camera, the mirrors reflect a fragmented body seen from uncontrollable angles and different points in space simultaneously. The resulting viewer experience is a challenge to the impulse to project preconceived assumptions onto what we see: we are made to test our sense of familiarity with our surroundings and, more importantly, with ourselves.
Rather than capturing a specific moment like a camera, the mirrors reflect a fragmented body seen from uncontrollable angles and different points in space simultaneously. The resulting viewer experience is a challenge to the impulse to project preconceived assumptions onto what we see: we are made to test our sense of familiarity with our surroundings and, more importantly, with ourselves.