Magali Reus
Magali Reus’s sculptures subtly evoke the forms of everyday machines, appliances, or tools, yet their function and identity remain deliberately ambiguous. She reproduces, layers, and repeats visual elements in meticulously crafted works that involve complex techniques such as casting, moulding, CNC milling, and metalwork, placing the stark uniformity of industrial production in dialogue with the slow precision of craftsmanship. Hovering between handmade and mechanical processes, her practice destabilizes conventional readings of materiality and objecthood. More recently, photography has taken on a greater role in her work, illuminating the research-driven process that underpins her sculptural compositions.
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hand-waxed and painted pigmented plaster, laser-cut, welded and riveted, powder-coated aluminium, copper and steel staples, steel, screws
17.32 x 14.96 in (44 x 38 cm) -
Polyurethane resin, pigments, acrylic paint, powder coated, hand-manipulated aluminium foil and wire, laser cut, folded, powder coated and airbrushed aluminium sheet, steel, screws
21.65 x 16.93 in (55 x 43 cm) -
Polyurethane resin, pigments, laser cut, welded, powder coated aluminium, laser cut, powder coated and airbrushed hand-manipulated aluminium sheet, steel, screws
17.32 x 14.57 in (44 x 37 cm) -
Hand-waxed and painted pigmented plaster, powder-coated hand-manipulated aluminium foil, powder-coated aluminium wire and rivets, steel, screws
19.29 x 17.32 in (49 x 44 cm) -
Hand-waxed and painted pigmented plaster, powder-coated hand-manipulated aluminium foil, powder-coated aluminium wire and rivets, steel, screws
13.39 x 12.2 in (34 x 31 cm) -
C-print mounted on aluminium, powder coated, hand waxed steel, welded and powder coated aluminium, powder coated aluminium bent wire
42.13 x 29.13 in (107 x 74 cm) -
Steel (powder-coated, mirror-polished, welded, forged, laser-cut), aluminum (powder-coated, folded, hammered), 3D printed sand and nylon (SLS), acrylic, spray paint, wax.
22.44 x 37.4 in (57 x 95 cm)