Lateral cuts series III. Models of internal architectural cross-sections, 2020

The artwork pledge

• NO POVERTY
• ZERO HUNGER
• GENDER EQUALITY
• AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
• INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
• RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
• CLIMATE ACTION
• LIFE BELOW WATER
• LIFE ON LAND

Tags

• Abstract
• Andrei Tarkovsky
• Anthropocene
• Architecture
• Collective Memory
• Contemporary Archaeology
• Donna Haraway
• Dystopia
• Félix Guattari
• Geology
• Gilles Deleuze
• Jorge Luis Borges
• London
• Manuel DeLanda
• Max Frisch
• Memory Space
• Mixed Media
• Moscow
• Object-oriented Ontology
• Philosophy of Architecture
• Posthuman
• Post-Soviet
• Rachel Whiteread
• Rem Koolhaas
• Russia
• Sculpture 3D
• Sigmund Freud
• Social
• United Kingdom
• Urban
• Urban archaeology
• Urban decay

About this artwork

Lateral cuts refer to a site of phantom architecture and architectural mutations. It is a network of sculptures based on computer generated images of a lateral cross section exposing the internal layers of a building by making a straight cut through its walls and foundations. Transecting the architectural body in order to uncover its enclosed structural layers, the sculptures are formed following methods of reverse archeology. Exposing the remnants of the building replicated in ardex, jesmonite, hand-cast ceramics, glass and metals, the sculptures recreate the future ruins of the facades, external and internal walls, insulation, underfloor heating, cabling, pipework, skirting boards, flooring and screed. By revealing the 'hidden geology' of buildings, the pieces trace a line of continuity between the human body, architecture and the geology of earth.
Nika Neelova makes evocative sculptures and installations that resonate with associations of history, personal memory, and the rise and fall of civilizations. Inspired by multidisciplinary research into the artifacts that form the surrounding world and using existing and fictional narratives, the pieces are often based on salvaged materials from lived-in environments, reconciling recognizable day-to-day objects and pronouncing their alternative qualities.

More artworks by Nika Neelova

• Nika Neelova Lateral cuts II. Models of internal architectural cross-sections,, 2020 Osnova Gallery €4,500
• Nika Neelova Lemniscate XIV, 2021 Osnova Gallery €9,500
• Nika Neelova Stratigraphy, 2019 Osnova Gallery €7,500
• Nika Neelova Untitled (ikea stools), 2017 Osnova Gallery €5,000

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