H Residences

At H Residences in Dubai, Thomas Canto’s sculptures draw the surrounding buildings, sky and passing figures into their reflective surfaces. Commissioned by A R M Holding for the Huna Living development in 2025, the ensemble was presented for a six-month period within the residential setting.

Structural Reflections, Glitched Perspectives and Gravitational Infinite Inertia extend Canto’s interest in fragmented space and the instability of perception. Made in mirror-polished stainless steel, their intersecting planes interrupt and reassemble what they reflect. The works change as a viewer moves around them, turning the architecture into an active part of the composition.

SAN Projects produced and delivered the commission from concept to installation. Technical development, fabrication coordination, structural engineering, protective finishes, logistics and on-site execution were brought together around the artist’s proposals and the demands of outdoor presentation in Dubai.

The result placed sculpture along the routes of daily life. Its visual complexity emerged through repeated encounters, at different hours and from different positions, rather than through a single prescribed viewpoint.

Artist

Thomas Canto

Commissioner

A R M Holding

Development

H Residences · Huna Living

Material

Mirror-polished stainless steel

Presentation

Six months, 2025