La instalación: del objeto a su desmaterialización. Algunas contribuciones en el contexto español

Abstract

Since the sixties of the twentieth century, the sculptural has been abandoning the isolated and self-referential piece, to become interested in its relationships with the viewer and the room. The progressive dematerialization of the object led to new formats such as the «installation», closer to the scenography. This article aims to analyze, with architectural instruments, graphic and visual, that gradual predominance of spatiality, through some pioneering works in the Spanish context. The tour begins with those works that are most indebted to the objectual, and progresses through proposals that increase in scale and integrate the viewer. It ends with those creations that downplay the material, in favor of a message that aims to connect physical and mentally with the public. Thus the consolidation of the «installation» format is witnessed, structured as an immersive and multisensory experience.