Regina Silveira

Located in Ridgefield, Connecticut, The Aldrich Contemporary Museum presents until June 10 the exhibition entitled In Absentia (Collection) by renowned Brazilian artist Regina Silveira.

The exhibition includes two drawings, a mockup, and four empty pedestals that project enormous shadows—created with vinyl—on to the floor and walls. These shadows reference well-known works from the history of art, like Bicycle Wheel (1913) by Marcel Duchamp, or Bottle Rack (1914) by Man Ray. Speaking about this show, the artist affirms that "The ability to establish dialogs with architectural spaces has become increasingly widespread, and the opportunities to conceive and create site specific interventions is a tendency of my work that began in the 1990s and that has continued to this day." In this exhibition, Silveira once again plays with the public's perception of the space through the creation of site specific projects and works that transform surfaces into play areas.

For the first time the exhibition In Absentia includes four pieces from the series entitled A Marvelous Play Between Object and Shadow, Presence and Absence; concepts Silveira began to develop during the 1980s and continues to work on to this day.