Untitled 2000

This sculpture made of metal by Amilcar de Castro is a real head-scratcher, isn't it? I mean, what's going on here? I imagine de Castro in his studio, wrestling with these huge slabs, trying to coax them into some kind of… I don't know, conversation? They lean on each other like they're about to tell a secret. And the rust! It's not just decay, it's like the metal is blushing, revealing its inner self. There's something about the way he used these industrial materials. It reminds me of some of the earthwork artists. Think about the sheer physicality, the weight, the resistance of the steel, and then the sort of gentle dialogue they strike up. Is it about balance? Tension? Or maybe it’s just about seeing what happens when you put two big pieces of metal together. That's how ideas spread, through us looking at things.