Piero Atchugarry Gallery presents a group exhibition of contemporary sculpture exploring the parameters of what is natural, and the ecological repercussions of transgressing them.

A group exhibition of contemporary sculpture by Henrique Oliveira, Pablo Atchugarry, Roberto Pugliese, Artur Lescher, Arcangelo Sassolino and Yuken Teruya, Natural Successor investigates the geological and ideological shifts which characterize the Anthropocone era.

The Piero Atchugarry Gallery presents Natural Successor, a group exhibition of contemporary sculpture that draws attention to the struggle for dominance between nature and artifice that has come to a head in the Anthropocene era. Hailing from Brazil, Italy, Uruguay and Japan, each artist takes up the task of drawing our attention to the ways in which our perception of what is natural has been reshaped and obfuscated by the legacy of global industry.

Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira (b. 1973) primarily uses discarded wood collected from the streets of São Paulo, where he lives and works. Also based in São Paulo, Brazilian artist Artur Lescher (b. 1962) makes reference to natural elements which, when impeccably reproduced by means of industrial processes, reveal and, at the same time, deny these very real origins. Uruguayan artist Pablo Atchugarry (b. 1954) sculpts with the intention of restoring a sense of dignity to his materials in their afterlife. Italian artist Roberto Pugliese’s (b. 1982) Critici Ostinati Ritmici (2010) uses sound and kinetics to amplify the imminent problem of global deforestation. Another Italian artist working with kinetic sculpture is Arcangelo Sassolino (b. 1967). Pressurized air causes his plastic sculpture to contract and expand, producing a thunder that beckons viewers closer with every strike. Japanese artist Yuken Teruya’s (b. 1973) Notice-Forest series illustrates the cycle of mass consumerism.

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