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Saturday, April 23, 2005
Damián Ortega
Tate Modern: 23 April – 12 June 2005
Damián Ortega Spirit and Matter 2004 Photo: Stephen White
The sixth in a series of eight-week displays exploring The Public World of the Private Space has been undertaken by the Mexican artist Damián Ortega. Ortega often takes commonplace objects and then deconstructs or reconfigures them, forcing the viewer to reconsider their perception of the object and it’s original function. In the recent installation, Spirit and Matter, Ortega constructed a labyrinth of rooms and passages from reclaimed materials. The true meaning of the labyrinth could only be deciphered when an aerial view, from the adjacent first floor gallery, revealed that the labyrinth formed the word ‘Spirit’ in the style of a popular Mexican comic’s logo. Ortega has created a new installation for Tate Modern’s Untitled space.