ALVA9. The clocksmith is relentless
The work ALVA9. The clocksmith is relentless. (2024) is part of a series of pieces titled ALVA9. Their multivalent origin stems from the intersection of memory tied to a place, recycled materials, craftsmanship, architecture, and ecologically degraded urban spaces. All these aspects are brought together under the umbrella of sculpture.
With the piece The clocksmith is relentless., the artist explores the open volume it occupies in space while also probing the boundary between architecture, sculpture, and the concept of upcycling.
Andrei Pituț
Andrei Pituț (b. 1991) lives and works in Timișoara. In 2020, he graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Faculty of Arts and Design in Timișoara, and later chose to further his studies in visual arts—focusing particularly on sculpture—at the same institution. In 2024, he completed his doctoral studies, with a research topic titled The Proximity of Material in Sculpture. Andrei Pituț has participated in a number of group exhibitions, the most notable being SEEING TIME (2019) at Kunsthalle Bega in Timișoara, and Art Safari – Young Blood. The Art of Your Time in Bucharest. In 2021, he exhibited in THE MEANING OF SCULPTURE at Sector 1 Gallery, Bucharest, and in 2024, in THE TWIST. 5 Levels for the Edification of Eternal Banat at Kunsthalle Bega, Timișoara. His work explores and investigates found materials and their memory in relation to the urban environment.