Marcius Galan (B. 1972)

'The two Bandeirinhas (Bunting) pieces (both 2013), also made from iron, follow Galan's procedure of displacing the original object in a way that renders it non-functional. The usually lightweight and colourful elements of a string of bunting lose altogether their festive connotations in these sculptures, which are stern, monochrome compositions. None of the flags are suspended in the air, the way bunting is typically seen at celebrations, but instead lay half folded on the ground, still connected to overstretched or loosely hanging lines tied to the walls.' (K. Mazzucchelli, Marcius Galan: Geometric Progression, exh. cat., White Cube, London, 2013, p. 58).