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Iole de Freitas is bringing three large-format sculptures to her show at Galeria Raquel Arnaud, along with seven smaller pieces, all done in steel. These works have required extensive research, calculation of attachment points, inclination angles and resistance, prompting the artist to create her own tools for working the steel plates used in these creations. Iole notes that steel, though unyielding and of industrial strength, can be molded to assume new shapes, surprising both the viewer and the artist herself with its possibilities. The text for the exhibition was written by critic and art …