Deslunado

Various retractable washing lines, on which dozens of lamps hang upside down, are attached from top to bottom to a narrow and upright rectangular structure. Deslunado parodies ordinary lamps and simulates the light well found in many buildings, whose small space is used to hang out the washing. The proximity this requires gives them an ambiguity. Neither public nor private, these common areas of buildings often allow one to observe and be observed. Deslunado refers to the architecture and uses domestic décor to examine the unstable realm that exists between interior and exterior, public and private, with humour and irreverence.

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© Luis Vasconcelos
DeslunadoDeslunado
© Luis Vasconcelos
DeslunadoDeslunado
© Atelier Joana Vasconcelos
DeslunadoDeslunado
© Atelier Joana Vasconcelos
DeslunadoDeslunado
© M. Bertola | Courtesy Musées de Strasbourg
DeslunadoDeslunado
© Luis Vasconcelos
DeslunadoDeslunado
© Atelier Joana Vasconcelos
Artwork Details
Production Date
2004
Materials
Clotheslines, lamps, light bulbs, metallised and powder-coated iron, electrical system, MDF
Dimensions
306 x 77 x 77 cm
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