Amidst the crumbling of thousands of clay sculptures on the floor of The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA stands Urs Fischer's "Untitled" (2011), a trio of perpetually changing sculptures which includes the artist's bold reinterpretation of Giambologna's sixteenth-century Mannerist masterpiece "Rape of the Sabine Women" as a monumental candle. This behind-the-scenes installation footage pictures sections of torsos and bodies lofted and affixed to each other to create the sculpture's dynamic composition. Once the wicks are lit, the sculpture is subjected to a process of melting and dissolution, transforming the static figures and adding a performative element and a sense of duration to the work.

 

Lender: Collection Maja Hoffmann

 

Director: Emma Reeves

Shot by: Stephen Pagano, Tom Salvaggio, & Cindy Yeh

Edited by: Tom Salvaggio

Music Performed & Composed by: Pete Drungle

 

 

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