Daniel Steegmann Mangrané Ramita Partida, 2024
Split beech twig
40 x 30 x 30 cm (15 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in)
The work belongs to Daniel Steegmann Mangrané’s
series of prepared sculptures made from split twigs or small bisected
branches. Split, the organic shape appears doubled and with this
intervention the forms are transformed. In its modified state the
organic shapes can recall human-made geometric forms or symmetrical
compositions. Yet, the material remains connected to its former state as
living substance. This tension between states of being gives the small
sculptures an embodied, even soulful, quality that suggest a sense of
both fragility and resilience.