
Ryan Gander
Temporal Departures (37 St James St South, Manchester), 2023
Stainless steel
200 x 90 x 5.5 cm
78 3/4 x 35 3/8 x 2 1/8 in
A highly polished, mirror-finish, stainless steel door featuring a sculptural bas-relief depicting signage, markings and graffiti protruding from the door's surface; as found on an original door the location of which is referenced in the title. Following fabrication, a spell is cast onto the sculpture by the artist, transforming it into a magic portal with the potential—dependent on the viewers imaginative and cognitive abilities—to transport one to a desired alternate place and time.

Ryan Gander
Temporal Departures (37 St James St South, Manchester), 2023
Stainless steel
200 x 90 x 5.5 cm
78 3/4 x 35 3/8 x 2 1/8 in
A highly polished, mirror-finish, stainless steel door featuring a sculptural bas-relief depicting signage, markings and graffiti protruding from the door's surface; as found on an original door the location of which is referenced in the title. Following fabrication, a spell is cast onto the sculpture by the artist, transforming it into a magic portal with the potential—dependent on the viewers imaginative and cognitive abilities—to transport one to a desired alternate place and time.

Ryan Gander
Temporal Departures (37 St James St South, Manchester), 2023
Stainless steel
200 x 90 x 5.5 cm
78 3/4 x 35 3/8 x 2 1/8 in
A highly polished, mirror-finish, stainless steel door featuring a sculptural bas-relief depicting signage, markings and graffiti protruding from the door's surface; as found on an original door the location of which is referenced in the title. Following fabrication, a spell is cast onto the sculpture by the artist, transforming it into a magic portal with the potential—dependent on the viewers imaginative and cognitive abilities—to transport one to a desired alternate place and time.

Ryan Gander
Temporal Departures (37 St James St South, Manchester), 2023
Stainless steel
200 x 90 x 5.5 cm
78 3/4 x 35 3/8 x 2 1/8 in
A highly polished, mirror-finish, stainless steel door featuring a sculptural bas-relief depicting signage, markings and graffiti protruding from the door's surface; as found on an original door the location of which is referenced in the title. Following fabrication, a spell is cast onto the sculpture by the artist, transforming it into a magic portal with the potential—dependent on the viewers imaginative and cognitive abilities—to transport one to a desired alternate place and time.