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"What you see is what you see." In 1964, this phrase by American artist Frank Stella exemplified the minimalist movement, and became Art History. Today, young sculptor Toby Christian seriously questions this quote. In fact, for most of his works, what you see is especially not what you see: a pebble is made of marble, a buoy is made of bronze, etc.

Elia Cantori is a young Italian artist registered on STUART and currently studying at Goldsmiths College in London. The work in question, which consists of a perfect sphere with a doorknob and a key, brings to mind the urban poetic works of Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco and famously bizarre tale of Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland.