The Evolution and Construction of Time
curated by Rudina Hoxhaj
The presentation of the works of Renato Calaj is a concept of a physically independent object which through its presence for a certain period makes possible the difference and the transition of the past to the renovated one. As noted in his paintings, the reconstruction and dismantling of surfaces by a time passage. Going from one time to another, whether in the past or in the future, the stratification process is the presentation in every work. From a construction site with an organization of the presenter, Calaj makes it possible to bring it back inside a building. Combining elements in three different spaces makes this project an evolution of time.
"Architecture is not only about the domestication of space," writes philosopher Karsten Harries.
it is also a strong defense against the terror of time".
The metal structures presented in this exhibition are like the scaffolding that was once used to cover the exterior of buildings during a phase of construction to cover the outside of buildings during a restoration phase, they take on a new function, becoming autonomous and solitary macro autonomous and solitary macro sculptures in space. The passage of time has caused the metal structure to deteriorate, transforming color and integrity.
The modern surface is treated as an abstract boundary of the volume and has an essence more conceptual than sensitive: these surfaces tend to remain mute, where it is the form and volume that is given priority; the form therefore speaks while matter remains mute. The human being does not exist in isolation but is linked to the space that surrounds him; he is part of the world and of his natural environment as well as being a part of the world. He is part of the world and his natural environment, as well as part of society and culture; that is why the world appears so real because it is not separate from our existence - that's why we have to live in the world (with all its social implications, political, economic, cultural and psychological implications) rather than on it alone; the world is also "the" world: everything is connected, it is one and unified
The ideals of perfection and completeness further detach the object of architectural creation from the reality of time and the traces of use. Making the structures visible, witnesses of existence.
