Atlantis / Tricycle Gallery.
“Nine coloured objects are attached to the wall in a grid. They look like parts of an educational toy. There’s a blue disc with a triangular slot and a red one with a star shaped hole through which to post the appropriately shaped bricks. But the solids don’t match the gaps. At a pinch, the elliptical shaft might slide through the elliptical ring above it; on the other hand, the ridges might interfere. The yellow crown-like object has no matching receptacle, nor does the maroon half-ziggurat. These odd shapes could be based on (mis) remembered playthings from childhood, or on things that David Fusco has found on a beach and can’t positively identify…but beautifully crafted in wood and painted, these wall sculptures employ an elegant formalism to resist banal attributions.
Familiarity breeds contempt; adopting familiar shapes, while playing a humorous game of the denial of identity, leads to seduction. It’s a matter of timing, of playing hard to get – deferring the gratification of recognition.”
Sarah Kent. Time Out.
