Tales Frey, Subject Predicative, 2023. Performative object, 321 x 42 cm. Black velvet and wooden hanger, aluminum, and steel cable. Edition: 5 + 2 P.A.
The title of the work corresponds to a predicative expression that follows a linking verb and complements the subject. There is a relationship between work and language and social norms, as well as grammatical norms (syntactic analysis). The subject predicative is a term that classifies or qualifies the subject of the sentence and such an idea associated with the work makes the observers classify/qualify while imagining an action to an inanimate object, conjecturing movements through a possible activation of the piece, which would inevitably culminate in a composition of different shapes that could suggest ideograms/letters and, with that, an alphabet and possible words.
TRAJECTORY
[2023] Solo exhibition Quote. Livraria Aberta, Porto, Portugal.
[2023] ARCOlisboa – Verve Gallery Stand – Opening Sector. Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal.