Marius Ritiu, Apocalypse

Marius Ritiu, Apocalypse Apocalypse = Revelation & Disclosure, from the Greek word Apokalyptein, meaning " uncover, disclose, reveal " from Apo, meaning " off, away from " + Kalyptein,  meaning " to cover, conceal ". In 2019, Ritiu began the cycle entitled "Sisyphus" by creating rocklike copper sculptures that he dubbed “meteorites” and examining the way they can be contextualized in different environments. The project has reached its 4th episode: “The Apocalypse (Sisyphus part IV).” The previous segments are: "Highway to the Moon (Sisyphus part III)," "Rock 'n Roll (Sisyphus part II)," and "Milky Way (Sisyphus part I)." Ritiu aimed to embed in the project the absurdity of human’s repetitive search for meaning, and with each episode, he is relocating boulders – his “meteorites” – around the world, from Transylvania to Antwerp, from Brooklyn to Queens, from Queens to Manhattan. Through these self-made “meteorites” that either got stuck inside a gallery space, or crashed onto a shopp