A Universe of Printers
From Malul?s exhibit ?You Shall Not Put an Obstacle Before a Blind Man.? Image by Oz Malul
Crossposted from Haaretz
From Malul?s exhibit ?You Shall Not Put an Obstacle Before a Blind Man.? Image by Oz Malul
Sculptor Oz Malul has created a universe out of computer printers at the Center for Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv. Dismantled, defective or broken printers of various ages move in a kind of repetitive, mechanical dance, in time to the sounds they create. They are also attached to other objects or pieces of machinery – for example, a radiator laying on its side, a dilapidated record player, a can of spray paint.
Malul, who graduated from Columbia University in New York in 2008, has been a notable exception on the Israeli art scene for some years now. His kinetic sculptures are made from ready-made materials, which in his hands become futile machines that range from touching to threatening, from amusing to frightening.
