Advice to Space V

Advice to Space V (Consejo al espacio V, 1993) was originally designed to sit before the Neue Pinakothek in Munich when the first studies for the project were created in 1987. (Ten years later the artist composed Looking for Light II [Buscando la luz II] for the nearby Pinakothek der Moderne.) This piece, constructed from enormous sheets of steel, combines an organic quality with a lightness that is unique to Chillida's works in this medium. The structure suggests a kind of chimney, a void of fire and heat that infuses the surrounding space with vital energy. Like Embrace XI (Besarkada XI, 1996), also in the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao collection, this work demonstrates the connection between Chillida's work and nature.