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When activated by a performer, the sound sculpture invites viewers into a liminal space of strangeness and unself-conscious play. The figure transcends its physical form to become a distinctive musical instrument. Whether commanding it solo or within improvisational ensembles, the artist harnesses  otherworldly sounds to craft mesmerizing sonic landscapes. In a suite of mixed media works on paper, Agneessens channels the automatic drawing process popular among André Masson and other Paris Surrealists—itself an expression of the era’s fascination with the nascent field of psychoanalysis. The …