Like Los Voces, Mattarello exists in the middle of the spectrum that separates order and chaos. The repetition of circular shapes, in varying sizes, dimensions, and colors, creates a sense of unity throughout the sculpture. The repeating forms encourage the eye and mind to seek out a sense of sameness, while at the same time highlighting the disorder that surrounds it. The struggle between order and chaos is most evident in the relationship between the forms at the highest and lowest points in the sculpture: a frenzy of tangled wires orbit around a colored glass sphere at the top left of the piece. By the time the viewer’s eye has reached the bottom of the sculpture, the nest of multicolored wires has transformed into an orderly, monochromatic net that holds a transparent glass sphere in place, effectively grounding the entire piece.
Pfaff’s biological inspiration is apparent in the almost autonomous form in the middle of the composition. This can be interpreted as the “lungs” of the sculpture: the collapsed black tubular form gives way to the full red one, giving the impression that the piece is breathing.
