Reclaimed materials, animal forms and the emergence of a sculptural language.
Errol Sari: Extinction, June 16 – August 16, 2026
Opening: Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This solo exhibition is dedicated to a moment of transition in Errol Sari’s practice. For the first time, the artist chooses to present not only completed works, but also the territory of research from which they emerge. Extinction, experiments and assemblages return to the direct origins of his message — explicit and immediately accessible — allowing visitors to observe the process through which Sari is gradually transforming both his visual language and his relationship with reclaimed materials.
At the centre of the exhibition are three small figures representing the most accomplished expression of his current research. Through the forms of a turtle, a shark and a gorilla, Sari explores the possibility of transforming discarded materials into works with an autonomous presence and a distinct sculptural identity.
These works emerge from a practice developed over many years around the recovery, selection and recomposition of plastic waste. While the preparatory works and larger assemblages function as open studies — territories of experimentation in which materials, techniques and visual solutions are continuously tested — the three central sculptures reveal a more concentrated attention to formal definition, detail and the transformation of fragments into living forms.
Rooted in his street-art origins, Sari’s practice retains a distinctly critical impulse. Reclaimed materials are employed not only in response to mounting environmental concerns, but also as a means of questioning established notions of value, permanence and waste. In the turtle, the shark and the gorilla, the material is therefore not simply the vehicle for an ecological message: it becomes an integral part of the construction and identity of the sculpture itself.
The works presented around them document an ongoing process of observation, assimilation and experimentation. They make visible the dialogue that Sari’s research maintains with contemporary practices based on material reuse and with the representation of the animal world as a vehicle for environmental awareness. Within this trajectory, the encounter with international experiences developed around Drap-Art remains a recognisable point of reference.
The exhibition deliberately distinguishes between experimentation and formal synthesis. The larger works expose the open and exploratory dimension of the artist’s practice, while the three smaller sculptures form its narrative core, bringing together some of the most personal elements of his research with particular clarity.
Extinction therefore does not present a point of arrival, but a moment of passage. It documents a creative process still in motion, in which external references, technical experimentation and the gradual definition of a personal voice coexist. Its value lies not only in the completed works themselves, but also in the possibility of observing how new directions and new formal identities continue to take shape.
More about the artist: https://mono30.com/errol-sari-discarded-redeemed