Artist Statement

In The Connoisseurs, Rado Kirov translates the cube into lived geometry. By slicing and re-forming the solid, he creates three related bodies that appear cut from one larger figure. Their mirror-polished faces behave like liquid metal: edges stay crisp while reflections shear, fold and deepen with every step around the pieces. Together they read as a small constellation—independent yet clearly kin—inviting viewers to read across the gaps as much as across the planes. The work continues Kirov’s Mercury Effect research, where sculpted steel acts like a lens and the surrounding world writes the image.