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Portuguese sculptors and contemporary sculpture

Sculpture begins with material but does not end there. Weight, balance, emptiness, scale and location transform how a work is encountered by the body. The practices gathered here move through object, construction, installation and intervention.

How to explore this discipline

When discovering a sculptor, notice both what occupies space and what remains open. Industrial materials, found elements, traditional techniques or assembly processes can carry different histories and alter the relationship with a place.

Follow the links to installation and public art to understand how a work changes when it depends on architecture, a route through space or audience participation.