Vhils 葡萄牙人, 1987
Layover Series #01, 2026
Paint over metro carriage
240 x 410 cm
94 1/2 x 161 3/8 in
94 1/2 x 161 3/8 in
22787
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This side panel from a decommissioned metro carriage, emblematic of the daily journeys that define metropolitan life, is meticulously carved and painted to reveal a human eye and fragments of...
This side panel from a decommissioned metro
carriage, emblematic of the daily journeys that define metropolitan life, is
meticulously carved and painted to reveal a human eye and fragments of a face,
rendered in Vhils's characteristic deconstructive style with blue and earthy
tones. The raw, weathered surface of the metal, perforated and abraded, becomes
a canvas that bears witness to the transitory nature of urban existence and to
the narratives buried within the city's infrastructure.