Dubai will soon be the site of the third solo exhibition of Arnaud Rivieren, a Belgian who has been residing here for six years. He presents a collection sculptures made of steel, stainless steel and industrial trash, resulting in the exhibition's 16 pieces with their fluid lines and sometimes dangerously challenging the equilibrium laws.

By initially working with circular forms, Rivieren created strict parameters, focusing solely on rounds and curves - which paradoxically, he discovered, allowed his creativity to maneuver and respond in a tightly focused manner. Over the years, he has developed the process, exploring new material and ways to work with metal. There is an intrigue in each and every piece: whether the viewer will figure out many angles of understanding the symbols they may contain or he will be fascinated the way Rivieren has been playing with the tremendous weight of steel like as it was light as a bird. Fashioning steel involves welding, bending and grinding metal. Exploring balances between bulky industrial volumes, Rivieren works the material, painstakingly reforming it into stunning, angular shapes that contort, curve, twist and revolve into sculpture.

Arnaud Rivieren searches for his raw material by regularly trawling through the scrap heaps and steelyards of the UAE. In this exhibition, raw metal beams transform into primitive male and female African totems and giant cherries and pears are fashioned from stainless steel that's buffed to a smooth patina. A giant globe made of compressed stainless steel plates, bowls and cups hangs 20 cm above the floor animating unusual parts ot the gallery space. Massive square and rectangular forms, meanwhile, oscillate between dynamism and movement. Arnaud experiments with new mediums and forms too. One new style sees him creating tightly compressed blocks of colorful electrical cables, presenting the viewer with myriad of interpretations – is it a frenetic map of London's metro, a symbol of manically deranged networks or pure squashed chaos?

In his new exhibition “From Scrap”, Rivieren has expanded upon the success of his two previous shows, by exploring new forms and textures, with his characteristic blend of humour, sensuality and spatial harmony. Texture and form intertwine to create pieces which respond to their environment and reflect a very masculine sensitivity.