Chiasma, Thomas Canto's solo show at Matthew Liu Fine Arts in Shanghai in 2019, presented new works drawn from urban architecture. In Structural Reflections, Expanded Limits and Interconnected Dimensions, he cut his geometric patterns into electroplated, laser-cut mirror steel, so that light passes through and reflects from within.
The Urban Symphony series sets painted mirror-steel strips of varying lengths along the wall, like a music equaliser that also evokes the skylines of Hong Kong, London, New York, Tokyo and Shanghai. Monochrome works such as Circular Reflections layer white nylon threads over white or black acrylic. For Canto, the viewer completes each work.
