Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Fog Dog
Esther Schipper, Berlin
March 12 – May 2, 2020
Closing in
Esther Schipper is pleased to present Daniel Steegmann Mangrané’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Entitled Fog Dog, the exhibition includes architectural light interventions, a sound installation and a new film.
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané's (b. 1977, Barcelona) practice encompasses a wide range of media, including film, sculpture, sound, gardens and drawing. His work focuses on the creation and migration of forms between different formal registers in nature, art and architecture. The artist is particularly interested in forms that, while appearing familiar, cannot be related to any specific references, be it in nature or culture.
Using self-imposed systems, the artist creates works that undermine the boundaries between organic and man-made aesthetics and materials, as well as between chance and rule-based principles of composition. Consequently, his works often appear both sparse and sensual.
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"I am always seeking the moment where the visitor no longer observes the work but rather his or her own experience; the moment where they observe themselves."
— Daniel Steegmann Mangrané
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Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Ne voulais prendre ni forme, ni chair, ni matière, 2020. Photo © Andrea Rossetti.
For his exhibition at Esther Schipper, a two-part light intervention greets the visitor upon entering the room. Lit entirely by natural light, angled dividing walls transform the space into a series of connecting rooms.
A large triangular opening in the ceiling and a head-high funnel-shaped construction narrowing toward an aperture fundamentally alter the experience of the space, controlling and shaping the entering light.
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Floor-plan: Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Fog Dog, 2020, Esther Schipper, Berlin.
All the works presented in the exhibition can be adapted to a chosen space:
1. Ne voulais prendre ni forme, ni chair, ni matière, 2020
Installation (plywood, paint, plaster, diffusion fabric)
2. Ne voulais prendre ni forme, ni chair, ni matière, 2020
Installation (MDF, paint, plaster, diffusion filter)
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16 channel sound installation, gravel (Yellow Sun)
Variable, audio duration: 1 hour (loop)
4. Fog Dog, 2020
2k video (color, stereo sound)
Duration: 47:37 min
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Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Ne voulais prendre ni forme, ni chair, ni matière, 2020. Photo © Andrea Rossetti. -
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Triangle: 332 x 790 cm
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The experience of the room, which should be lit entirely by natural light, is fundamentally altered by the juxtaposition of these two elements.
The light entering the space through the ceiling opening changes according to the time of the day, yet also retains the geometric shape.
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Exhibition view: Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Fog Dog, 2020, Esther Schipper, Berlin. Photo © Andrea Rossetti. -
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Daniel Steegmann Mangrané has covered the floor of the gallery with gravel and buried speakers underneath.
The speakers, invisible to the spectator, occasionally emit the sounds of animal and human movement from different directions, startling the visitor and creating the impression of being surrounded, perhaps hunted, by unseen occupants.
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A second rectangular construction in the back of the gallery opens into an adjoining room, funnelling the light to create a diffuse brightness, apparition-like.
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The light intervention is created by a rectangular construction built out from the wall with a rectangular opening at its apex.
Funnelling the light to create a diffuse brightness, the effect can be quite startling, as the illumination emanating from the opening, made diffuse by a filter, can nonetheless be quite focused.
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Exhibition view: Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Fog Dog, 2020, Esther Schipper, Berlin. Photo © Andrea Rossetti.
In the largest semi-enclosed room created by the divisions of the space, Steegmann Mangrané’s new film, Fog Dog, is screened.
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Exhibition view: Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Fog Dog, 2020, Esther Schipper, Berlin. Photo © Andrea Rossetti. -
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané on the set of Fog Dog in Dhaka, 2020. Photo © the artist
Premiered in early February at the Dhaka Art Summit 2020, Fog Dog is the artist’s first foray into cinematic storytelling.
It takes as point of departure the inhabitants of the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka, documenting the daily life of the school and the numerous stray dogs that live there and seem to lead a parallel existence.
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Fog Dog
Fog Dog, 20202k video (color, stereo sound)
Duration: 47:37 min
Edition of 6
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Floor-plan of the Institute of Fine Art in Dhaka designed by Muzharul Islam. Photo © Muzharul Islam Foundation
Designed by architect and pioneer of Bangladeshi modernism Muzharul Islam (1923-2012) and characterized by an open structure—open colonnades, free-standing staircases, ceramic jalousies, and wooden screens allow for an interweaving of interior and exterior—the building is both stage and protagonist of the film.
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Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Fog Dog, 2020. Film still © the artist.
Boundaries between inside and outside, building and surrounding gardens, institutional and public spaces seem fluid.
The ambient noises of the tropical landscape and the urban environment mingle, creating a richly evocative sonic landscape.
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Sphinx), 2020Giclée print
50 x 75 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)
51,8 x 76,8 x 3,5 cm (20 x 29 7/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)
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Taken during the shooting of Fog Dog, Steegmann Mangrané's photographs share the atmospheric aspect of the film.Some have little details, like a butterfly on the dusty bamboo sphere hanging in the dark hallway, others focus on the iconic silhouettes of the stray dogs, as sphinx in unlikely setting with bit-off ear, or depict an aspect of nature, such as the canopy of trees or the reflection of the small pond shining through the thicket of leaves. -
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Lady at Stairs), 2020Giclée print
50 x 75 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)
51,8 x 76,8 x 3,5 cm (20 x 29 7/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Morning Jealousy), 2020Giclée Druck
50 x 75 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)
51,8 x 76,8 x 3,5 cm (20 x 29 7/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Reflections), 2020Giclée print75 x 50 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)76,8 x 51,8 x 3,5 cm (30 1/4 x 20 3/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)Edition of 5%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EDaniel%20Steegmann%20Mangran%C3%A9%3C/strong%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cem%3EFog%20Dog%20%28Reflections%29%3C/em%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E2020%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EGicl%26%23233%3Be%20print%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E75%20x%2050%20cm%20%2819%203/4%20x%2029%201/2%20in%29%20%28unframed%29%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E76%2C8%20x%2051%2C8%20x%203%2C5%20cm%20%2830%201/4%20x%2020%203/8%20x%201%203/8%20in%29%20%28framed%29%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3EEdition%20of%205%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E -
Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Sun Beams), 2020Giclée print75 x 50 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)76,8 x 51,8 x 3,5 cm (30 1/4 x 20 3/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)Edition of 5%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EDaniel%20Steegmann%20Mangran%C3%A9%3C/strong%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cem%3EFog%20Dog%20%28Sun%20Beams%29%3C/em%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E2020%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EGicl%26eacute%3Be%20print%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E75%20x%2050%20cm%20%2819%203/4%20x%2029%201/2%20in%29%20%28unframed%29%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E76%2C8%20x%2051%2C8%20x%203%2C5%20cm%20%2830%201/4%20x%2020%203/8%20x%201%203/8%20in%29%20%28framed%29%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3EEdition%20of%205%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Ladies Room), 2020Giclée Druck
50 x 75 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)
51,8 x 76,8 x 3,5 cm (20 x 29 7/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Palm Leaves), 2020Giclée print
50 x 75 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)
51,8 x 76,8 x 3,5 cm (20 x 29 7/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Flowers on Chair), 2020Giclée print
75 x 50 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)
76,8 x 51,8 x 3,5 cm (30 1/4 x 20 3/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Night Butterfly), 2020Giclée print
75 x 50 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)
76,8 x 51,8 x 3,5 cm (30 1/4 x 20 3/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Shy Crowns), 2020Giclée print
50 x 75 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)
51,8 x 76,8 x 3,5 cm (20 x 29 7/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéFog Dog (Couple), 2020Giclée print
50 x 75 cm (19 3/4 x 29 1/2 in) (unframed)
51,8 x 76,8 x 3,5 cm (20 x 29 7/8 x 1 3/8 in) (framed)
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A Leaf-Shaped Animal Draws The Hand
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané September 12, 2019 - January 19, 2020In September 2019, Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan inaugurated a major survey dedicated to the work of Daniel Steegmann Mangrané.
For his first exhibition in Italy, the artist presented more than twenty works made from 1998 to the present time, ranging from films, virtual reality devices, 2D holograms, sculptures, and installations.
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéOrange Oranges, 2001Steel modular structure, photographic filter (ref. 306 medium lemon), Indian silk curtain, stools, table, knifes, juicers, cups, fresh oranges
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Presented in the exhibition, Orange Oranges is a metal structure framing panels of orange photographic filter in variable dimensions. Its roof and walls consist of orange photographic filter. Inside, accessible to the public, there are several stools, a table, glasses, knives, mechanical juicers, fresh oranges and a bucket to dispose of the rinds.
Viewers can enter the cabin, squeeze a juice and drink while watching everything around them dyed in deep orange.
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Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Orange Oranges, 2001 (detail). Photo © Andrea Rossetti. -
For the spectator who is outside of the cabin, people inside seem to be part of the work, while for the viewers inside everything that surrounds them may appear distant as well.
Because of the physiological effects on human vision, viewers leaving the cabin will perceive the outside dyed in a bright electric blue. This effect is stronger the more time is spent inside the cabin.
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Exhibition view: A Leaf-Shaped Animal Draws The Hand, Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, 2019. Photo © Agostino Osio. -
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéUpsilon, 2013-2018Three modular steel elements, two-component polyurethane color, acrylic rods, magnets230 x 230 x 320 cm%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EDaniel%20Steegmann%20Mangran%C3%A9%3C/strong%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cem%3EUpsilon%3C/em%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E2013-2018%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EThree%20modular%20steel%20elements%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3Etwo-component%20polyurethane%20color%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3Eacrylic%20rods%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3Emagnets%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E230%20x%20230%20x%20320%20cm%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E -
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Exhibition view: A Leaf-Shaped Animal Draws The Hand, Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, 2019. Photo © Agostino Osio. -
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Exhibition view: A Leaf-Shaped Animal Draws The Hand, Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, 2019. Photo © Agostino Osio. -
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Daniel Steegmann MangranéTable With Objects, 1998-2015Wood, raw metal, mixed media
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Multiple prepared, mostly organic objects are placed on a table. Among them small split twigs, dried fruits with simple geometric patterns carded in their rind, and small wooden and glass objects.
The artist has also made small constructions from organic material, imagining man-made natural elements. These assemblages are at times so believable that one wonders what tree, bush or flower may have produced them.
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Follow Daniel Steegmann Mangrané taking a walk around Rio de Janeiro, together with curator Catalina Lozano in Incidents (of Travel), an initiative produced by KADIST.
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