Dani Marti, ‘ROSA ARRISCADA – The Messy business of being Human, take 2’, 2024, polypropylene on aluminium frame, 143 x 149 x 35 cm. Courtesy of the artist and ARC ONE Gallery.

Fruit is an ancient metaphor for human flesh; plastic, a new one. Featuring Dani Marti’s signature melted plastics and nylon ropes, ‘Summer Fruits’ is a cornucopia. The exhibition is rich mix of conflicting textures—the calm and the storm, loud and soft, kinky and vanilla. Literally bulging from the walls, these artworks have an overt sensuality. They flirt. Yet beware of simple summer joys, lest they contain something risky. Several round pieces in the show serve multiple roles: a planet, a nipple, a mirror, a brain, and a target all at once. Like enjoying a delicious treat on a hot day, take a bite of ‘Watermelon is a summer fruit’ (2024), feel the juice flood your mouth and let it slide down your throat.