SILENT TRANSITIONS
Opening:
March 1st, 2024
6:00 pm
We are delighted to announce the group show "Silent Transitions“, taking place from March 1st to March 24th, 2024
Curated by Nataša Radojević and Chunmeng Yang.
Artists:
Igor Eskinja
Giuseppe Pietroniro
Carlo Cossignani
Claire Clelia Baldo
Edoardo Dionea Cicconi
Beatrice Gallori
Angelo Brescianini
Andrea Gustavino
Marko Ladjusic
Lorenzo Malfatti
Aleksandar Vac
"Silent Transitions" is situated within a historical continuum where artists have consistently delved into the boundaries and potentials of human perception through their works. Within such inquiries, revolutionary movements have paved the way for innovative visions, reshaping reality through intuitive insights.
Contemporary artists, with a new perspectives, revisit historical concepts, delving into forms and structures to shape an aesthetic that transcends conventional reality. The exhibited works scrutinize the interplay of light, shadow, and space, aiming to surpass the confines of the material world and introduce an approach that rise above intuitive sensations, guiding viewers towards higher realms and evoking intricate reflections. In an era characterized by relentless change, artists beckon us to explore the limits of our perception, offering a fresh perspective to contemplate the meaning and essence of reality.
Igor Eškinja constructs his architectonics of perception as ensembles of modesty and elegance. The artist “performs” the objects and situations, catching them in their intimate and silent transition from two-dimensional to three-dimensional formal appearance. Meanwhile, Giuseppe Pietroniro explores the interplay of shadows and absence, reflected and multiplied in vacant architecture. Carlo Cossignani's research delves into the non-visible realm, emptiness. Not only the origin of everything was born from a state of emptiness, from a zero, but that the void itself has its own substance.
The narrative behind Edoardo Dionea Cicconi’s work is mainly dedicated to science, with a keen eye on the concept and perception of 'Time and Space’.
One of his latest projects was set at the Terrazza del Pincio in Rome, in the heart of the Eternal City, under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture of Italy and Comune di Roma.
The artist created his first 'ephemeral sculpture', a huge beam of light in the sky with the real colors of the aurora borealis. This monumental installation eventually was captured by his camera and impressed into raw-steel plates.. Claire Baldo emphasises the importance of understanding humanity, the value of dreams, and the act of introspection. The use of abstract forms and the exploration of movement in the body's spaces, captured at their essence, reveal a quality of reality transformed through a dreamlike process. This process involves constructing an alphabet of complex lines and shapes that have been carefully considered and developed over time. Four images are used to capture this slow, mesmerising, intimate, and subtle dance. The body surrenders to the changes that time has imprinted, and the transformation of the image aligns with the changes perceived deep within ourselves.. Lorenzo Malfatti's primary research focuses on light refraction and distorting images using reworked industrial glass and video technology. Original images of water and fire are distorted and reinterpreted through chipped lamellar glass, embarking on an imaginative and sensorial journey into the realm of these elements. Andrea Guastavino, akin to a modern alchemist, meticulously attends to the image, examining its myriad details and facets from every angle. Aleksandar Vac's distinctly tactile forms allude to reproduction, procreation, and cell division, with each object's interior appearing vulnerable yet protected by a solid membrane.
Gallori develops a personal technique, weaving a network of connections between matter and humanity that spans from minute details to grand connections. Angelo Brescianini's experimentation with metal surfaces has garnered significant acclaim, with sinuous and ephemeral pathways emerging from the metal, captivating viewers with their transient allure. Marko Lađušić constructs distinctive landscapes devoid of realistic bases, recognizable motifs, and exact proportions. His three-dimensional images, or "structures," perpetually toy with perception and comprehension, encouraging us to partake in unraveling the boundless layers within the artwork.
Images possess the capacity to captivate and mislead, yet they can also enlighten and revive the memory of historical pursuits, unveiling a spectrum of questions. The image wields the authority to scrutinize, challenge, and reshape our perception, challenging the solidity of deeply ingrained beliefs about reality and knowledge, thereby fostering novel interpretations and liberating pathways to understand both our past and present.
Partners: Aria Art Gallery, Logic Art Space, Wizard Milan
Opening hours:
Tuesday- Saturday: 10.30am-1.30pm / 3.30pm-7.30pm
Borgo Santi Apostoli 40R, Florence
