Jonathan Uliel Saldanha

Anthropomorphic Kawasaki Angels

Capital Archangels are two sculptures that explore the tension between confrontation and immobility. The work begins with deconstruction of a motorbike, whose components are used to form the impossible bodies of anthropomorphic angels, who evoke an enigmatic presence, reflected in their chrome-plated surfaces.

Resonating with echoes of the archangels, they move in an ethereal manner, obscuring the boundaries between human and machine, celestial and terrestrial. As the archetype of the archangel emerges, a winged entity from the realm of angels, appearing in this exhibition as a symbolic representation of mutation. Part human, part animal, the archangelic figure soars like a drone, conveying information to higher echelons.