Artist Statement

With Free Fall III, Rado Kirov turns the cube into momentum. Each block is slightly rotated and offset, so the stack reads like a captured trajectory—mass translated into rhythm. The mirror-polished faces behave like liquid: trees, sky and viewers shear across the planes, while deep shadows carve between volumes to keep the silhouette crisp. The ascent culminates in a small, seemingly weightless cube that hangs above the cluster, converting gravity into poise. The work extends Kirov’s Mercury Effect research, where sculpted steel acts as both object and lens, letting the environment paint itself onto the sculpture.