courtesy of Fundação de Serralves, Museum of Contemporary Art, PortoArt & Photography / NewsArt & Photography / NewsA man has fallen into an Anish Kapoor artwork and ended up in hospitalA literal ‘Descent into Limbo’ShareLink copied ✔️August 18, 2018August 18, 2018Text Thom Waite A man has ended up in hospital after falling into one of British artist Anish Kapoor’s installations at the Serralves museum in Porto. The now ironically-titled “Descent into Limbo (1992)” is comprised of a cubic building with a circular hole in the center of its floor, which visitors can walk around. The sides of the hole are coated with a black pigment to give the impression of an infinite space, but the hole itself is (luckily) only 2.5 metres deep. Admittedly, that’s still a pretty long way to fall, given that it’s almost 1.5 times the height of an average European man. Though the visitor – reportedly an approximately 60 year old Italian man – was hospitalised by the fall, a spokesperson for the Serralves museum said that he is “almost ready to return home”. The artwork, despite adhering to security protocol and having warning signs, is temporarily closed while the museum assesses what happened, but there are hopes that it will be reopened “in a few days”. The exhibition that “Descent into Limbo” is a part of – Anish Kapoor: Works, Thoughts, Experiments – is the artist’s first major show in Portugal, and runs until January 6, 2019. Just mind the big hole. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.Trending2024 was the year aesthetic pseudoscience made an ugly comebackThe canthal tilt, angel versus witch skull, high and low trust faces… phrenology and physiognomy have been growing increasingly popular over the last 12 monthsBeautyReplitLife & CultureWhat Went Down at the inaugural vibeconBumble & BumbleBeauty‘Texture is documentary’: Matt Benns on 25 years of Surf SprayFashionTechno-fascist fashion: Why Silicon Valley is moving into menswearArt & PhotographyThese photos expose the ‘pain, fear and desire’ of relationshipsBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaDazed LeagueA brief history of Nike’s radical soccer DNA Nike Life & CultureWhat went down at Nike’s mysterious Desire PathBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy