Sandra Lapage
Melusina in flight, 2024
Ductile sculpture: recycled aluminum cans and coffee capsules, wine foil, coffee bags, copper wire, staples
79.5 x 70.9 x 9 in
 
Melusina in flight is a wall/suspended sculpture made from recycled aluminum, coffee bags, wine foil, copper wire, and staples—materials once discarded, now shimmering with renewed vitality. Born in Brazil amid ecological urgency and digital saturation, the piece reimagines the medieval legend of Melusina, a hybrid being of water and air. Its biomorphic form suggests metamorphosis and resilience—an act of resistance through care, craft, and myth. In a world ruled by algorithms and spectacle, Melusina offers an analog enchantment: a tactile, luminous body that insists on joy and transformation as subversive gestures of survival and connection.