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  • Petrit Halilaj, It is the first time dear, that you have a human shape (detail), 2012, steel, stones, dimensions variable.

    Petrit Halilaj, It is the first time dear, that you have a human shape (detail), 2012, steel, stones, dimensions variable.

    Petrit Halilaj

    Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen

    The installation It is the first time dear, that you have a human shape (all works 2012) opened this solo show by Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj. One might be tempted to describe it as a sort of neo-Povera assemblage made up of imposing hollow metal structures that wind around the floor of the exhibition space, from which spill quantities of stone, some of it ground fine. Contemplating these large objects at greater length, one gradually began to realize that their forms are reminiscent of jewelry: a necklace, a pin, a pair of hoop earrings, and a pair of drop earrings. The form of the pin

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