Using lines, cuts and superimpositions, the work of Nicolás Robbio seeks to bring new meanings to the structure of ordinary objects. Everything is bi-dimensional: schemes, outlines and empty spaces form an endless repertoire of “notes on everyday objects”.

Robbio’s notepads are sequences of drawings, generally composed of simple lines, superposition of transparencies and schematic cuts of objects that contain or are contained. As each drawing attempts to synthesize as much as possible of the structure of real objects, their superimposition in irregular layers suggests narratives, combinations and thus new perspectives on the same objects. Whether through accumulation of transparencies or subtraction of parts, Robbio’s drawings are always simple and synthetic; their complexity lies in the endless attempt of building more with less.

(Maíra das Neves)