The spatial interventions in the specific geometric set-up of Match Gallery's architecture are trying to disorientate the perception of the statics of the space and to make it appear weightless, prompting the visitor to reflect on the gravity of the space. We can say with some certainty that most Slovenian galleries of modern art are located in old buildings with arches, supports, static elements, niches, passages and windows, which influence nearly every art exhibition, and in retrospect determine a unique view on the production of Slovenian art. In the two site-specific installations, this authentic exhibition architecture becomes not only a starting point for the artwork, but in fact a part of it.
The installation Inverse Element is a precise replica of the upper half of the gallery, mirrored vertically to the floor. Through this duplication, the lower rebuilt part adopts a negative shape, which creates a futuristic sphere- or tunnel-like structure that reminds of a space station. With its loss of functionality, the architecture turns into a self-contained element, into the negative shape of a sculpture. As the vaulted ceiling of a church is a metaphor for the firmament dividing Heaven from Earth, so is this installation supposed to create an interim space between the functional reality and a visionary place.
