Abraham Cruzvillegas: Empty Lot @ Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall

"The history of mankind is based on movement, transformation and hope, but owning a piece of land that is yours and for your family is the main hope of everybody – having a shelter, having a piece of land. This idea of hope is one that I’m dealing with in this work for the Turbine Hall."

Empty Lot is a new sculpture created by Mexican conceptual artist, Abraham Cruzvillegas, an artist best known for creating sculptures by using different materials. His previous works have included wood, plastic, bone, plants, glass, cement and many others. This gigantic sculpture is exhibited in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. It suggests unlimited possibilities between life and nature. According to the artist, this work is often related to words such as politics, migration, displacement, poverty, aspiration, promises and hope.

I am very glad to come across this piece of art. By taking the cities’ green part into one of the most influencing gallery, Cruzvillegas somehow formed the portrait of London, or you can say it is a raw piece of an island placed in the middle of London. In a city where deserted lands and wilderness have never been more precious or more threatened, the phrase “Empty Lot” calls to Londoners with the promise of disappearing Eden.

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