AALVO GALLERY
CHAIR 02
The objects on view in this collection extend through different forms of consciousness. Different modes of perception of an object bleed into one another in de Freitas’s work. Whether for the viewer or the sitter, they slip past purely visual forms of awareness into relationships of a more elusive and embedded kind. The relationship between use and function in de Freitas’s work is an invitation to these thought-experiments that extend to the sensing body.
Materials: Wood (options upon request).
Dimensions: 37 x 43 x 86,5h cm / 14,57 x 16,93 × 34,06h in.
About the brand
Andrew de Freitas at Aalvo Gallery. Andrew de Freitas, born in 1986 in Aotearoa (New Zealand), is the son of immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago. He studied Art and Philosophy at the University of Auckland. His work has been featured in diverse exhibitions and display programs including venues such as Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Mendes Wood DM’s Archipelago Space in Georgetown (NY), Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Sishang Art Museum in Beijing, Marli Matsumoto Gallery in São Paulo, Galerie Parisa Kind in Frankfurt am Main, Videobrasil in São Paulo, Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt am Main, École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts de Paris-Cergy, and Slade School of Fine Art in London. De Freitas employs a wide range of tools and production processes, layering and intertwining them. His studio practice has developed in parallel contexts and is also sustained through collaborations with and services for other artists, architects, as well as for films and theater. In 2021, de Freitas founded the Ateliê Arte de Obra as an extension of his art and construction practices, with a focus on enriching our everyday experiences with objects and images.
