Walls

Maider López’s installation Walls was created in direct response to the internal architecture of Sharjah Art Museum.

Maider López’s installation Walls was created in direct response to the internal architecture of Sharjah Art Museum. The space inside the museum is characterised by an ordered system of walls that divide the long corridors into gallery spaces. López intervened by installing more walls within one of the spaces, creating an awkward, seemingly redundant space. In doing so, López simultaneously drew attention to and rejected the duplicate structure of the galleries, highlighting the accepted and often unnoticed systems through which we encounter works of art. Much of Maider López’s work involves interventions in spaces, situations and architecture. Her works often involve the active participation of the viewer and mischievously highlight or alter aspects of a familiar space. These interventions temporarily change the meanings of the spaces and, as a consequence, also change the public’s relationship to them. This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 9