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Robert Martin — Urinal Divider Pair
Robert Martin — Urinal Divider Pair
Robert Martin

Urinal Divider Pair

2025

Urinal Divider Pair presents two powder-coated steel panels, each etched with a precision that transforms industrial fabrication into something quietly meditative. Standing at 121 centimeters tall and just 3 centimeters deep, the works occupy space with an almost architectural authority, their narrow profiles cutting clean vertical lines that reward close inspection. The etching process introduces texture and detail into the steel's surface, creating a dialogue between the raw materiality of the medium and the controlled marks Robert Martin has impressed upon it. The result is a pair of objects that hold their own as sculptural presences while carrying the visual memory of a vernacular, overlooked architecture. Martin's choice of subject is characteristically pointed. The urinal divider, a fixture of masculine public space, is rendered here with formal seriousness and a dry wit that has come to define his practice. By isolating and replicating these functional partitions as editioned sculptural works, he invites collectors to reconsider the aesthetic codes embedded in everyday infrastructure, objects designed for utility and anonymity that nonetheless carry strong associations of gender, social ritual, and institutional life. The powder-coat finish, available in a spectrum of colors, links the work to the broader language of contemporary sculpture while preserving the deadpan logic of the original source. Offered through EDJI Gallery and signed by the artist, Urinal Divider Pair represents a strong entry point into Martin's ongoing investigation of overlooked public objects. Each pair functions cohesively as a single work, their twinned form reinforcing the seriality inherent to both the subject matter and Martin's wider methodology. For collectors drawn to conceptually grounded sculpture with a confident material presence, this is a distinctive and conversation-sustaining acquisition.

Medium
Powder-coated steel, etched
Overall
Signed
Yes

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Robert Martin, Urinal Divider Pair, 2025

Urinal Divider Pair presents two powder-coated steel panels, each etched with a precision that transforms industrial fabrication into something quietly meditative. Standing at 121 centimeters tall and just 3 centimeters deep, the works occupy space with an almost architectural authority, their narrow profiles cutting clean vertical lines that reward close inspection. The etching process introduces texture and detail into the steel's surface, creating a dialogue between the raw materiality of the medium and the controlled marks Robert Martin has impressed upon it. The result is a pair of objects that hold their own as sculptural presences while carrying the visual memory of a vernacular, overlooked architecture. Martin's choice of subject is characteristically pointed. The urinal divider, a fixture of masculine public space, is rendered here with formal seriousness and a dry wit that has come to define his practice. By isolating and replicating these functional partitions as editioned sculptural works, he invites collectors to reconsider the aesthetic codes embedded in everyday infrastructure, objects designed for utility and anonymity that nonetheless carry strong associations of gender, social ritual, and institutional life. The powder-coat finish, available in a spectrum of colors, links the work to the broader language of contemporary sculpture while preserving the deadpan logic of the original source. Offered through EDJI Gallery and signed by the artist, Urinal Divider Pair represents a strong entry point into Martin's ongoing investigation of overlooked public objects. Each pair functions cohesively as a single work, their twinned form reinforcing the seriality inherent to both the subject matter and Martin's wider methodology. For collectors drawn to conceptually grounded sculpture with a confident material presence, this is a distinctive and conversation-sustaining acquisition.

Medium
Powder-coated steel, etched
Dimensions
overall: 121 x 3 x 45 cm
Year
2025
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
EDJI Gallery

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