EAGLES

Guido Dettoni created a hand-held sculpture reminiscent of an eagle. Later he reproduced it, but materialized its reflection as in a mirror. He then obtained two EAGLES, left and right.

the hands see, the eyes touch

“INFANT PERE” EXHIBITIONS HALL

Hospitalet de l’Infant – Tarragona 1993

This was the first public presentation of the sculpture EAGLE, which at that time had not materialized in its mirrored one.

This exhibition was also the moment to present the first technological AQUARIUM that contained two dancing EAGLE sculptures, one being the same as the other one.
The author colloquially described the AQUARIUM as a “prehistorical television“.

Poetry written by Carles Duarte in 1992 for the sculpture EAGLES within the AQUARIUM .

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SERRA’S ART FUNDATION

Ses Tanques – Sòller – Mallorca 1995

These sculptures cast in cement with gravel represent the coupling of two EAGLES, one the same as the other.

This monumental sculpture is reproduced in the book 101 Escultures a la Vall de Soller, published by the Foundation Serra.

CHURCH OF “SANT ANTONIET”

Palma de Mallorca 2001 / 2002

From these original sculptures, the artist conceived and realized an installation/experience which took place over one year at the Church of “Sant Antoniet” in Palma de Mallorca. It was sponsored by the Palma’s Town Council, the Majorca’s Council, and the Balearic Government.

The public was invited to a sensory experience implying sight, touch, hearing, and smell. At the entrance one could read

TO CONTAIN THAT WHICH CONTAINS YOU

SEEING IT IN DANCE AND UNION

ACCOMPANIED BY FRAGRANCE AND MUSIC

The proposal of the artist went further than the hands and the act of CONTAINING.

He shaped the two Eagles enlarging them to the extent to contain us, by sitting and laying within. The metaphysic meaning of “to contain that which contains us” thus becomes physical and tangible.

The DANCE took place in the AQUARIUM displaying a real animation of tangible shapes, produced by invisible streams.

The dance of the two mirrored EAGLES separating and uniting randomly were showing us the infinite. The UNION was represented in a 3D animation, giving shape to the impossible.

From hands to mind up to senses. The dance within the AQUARIUM along with the union with the 3D animation at a large screen inspired the composition of the MUSIC by Bartomeu Artigues.

The memory of the place where the exhibition took place inspired the FRAGRANCE produced with Majorcan plants.

Several music and dance performances took place within the scope of the exhibition/experience.

Painting and writing, inspired by the exhibition were executed by Majorcan scholars following a didactical proposal and playing with an interactive application.