Magali Reus, Harlequin Darts

Harlequin Darts
2016
Fibreglass, polyester resin, lead, steel, leather, wood, leatherette, suede, hessian, rubber, rope
24 x 257 x 118 cm

Fibreglass and cast polyester resin, pigments, lead shot, powder coated steel tubing and laser cut steel, blackened socket bolts, washers and nuts, burnt and engraved wood, stapled, embossed, laser engraved, screen printed, perforated, dyed leathers and suedes, hessian, laser cut rubber, metallic leatherette, polyester webbing and rope, rubber dipped threaded steel rod, passivated steel, fixings

Magali Reus’s sculptures combine familiar materials and objects reassembled into strange and unfamiliar forms. Reus’ work explores, deconstructs and reimagines the idea of sculpture as accumulation. In her practice, forms and materials are layered, activating unexpected juxtapositions that simultaneously create and confound meaning and intention. In Harlequin Darts, Reus references a horse and ‘saddle’ using steel rods to minimally reference the animal’s body. Yet the saddle itself is a dense sculptural entity, comprising of brightly coloured leathers overlaid with intricate detailed stitching as well as straps and fasteners. 

Reus had her first solo exhibition in the UK at The Hepworth Wakefield in 2015 and was nominated for The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture in 2018.

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society through its special partnership with the Henry Moore Foundation, supported by Cathy Wills, 2019/20

Photo: Lewis Ronald (Plastiques)