Martin Boyce Do Not Look Away, 2025
Etched and inked brass, patinated brass
57,9 x 24,2 x 28,8 cm
Do Not Look Away consists of a folded brass sheet evoking the shape of a mask, mounted on a display stand. Its polished surface, etched and inked with stylized letters, spells out the work’s title in reverse, which can thus only be deciphered in the mirrored reflection. This typography is an evolution of a typeface Boyce developed in 2006, as part of his research into the Martel brothers’ work. Since the late 1990s, masks have been a recurring motif in Boyce’s practice.