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Exhibition by Simone Bossi curated by Riccardo Blumer, with poetry by Rosso Rota at Ex Chiesa di San Giovanni
The experience of a space is a personal matter. The relationship between a space and the person inhabiting it is unique: cultural background, imagination, and personal experiences unconsciously lead each individual to blend what we feel with the place where we are. Following this idea, space is not just space but a moment that projects our intimacy onto something else. What is primarily considered an external event can become an intense introspective journey toward ourselves. Revisiting some architectural masterpieces and beyond, the author will explore the relationship between human psychology and architecture, inviting viewers to awaken their senses and reconstruct their personal space. By rejecting any iconic production or visual description and activating a slower process of understanding, the space loses all its functional aspects and suddenly transforms into an entity.
With these premises, it becomes essential to reflect on the impact generated by the relationship between the works and the specific space in which they are placed. The elusive nature of some images will attempt to dialogue with the spatial and architectural characteristics of the former church of San Giovanni, urging the viewer to establish personal relationships with reality and the moment: the boundaries between memory and desire, between the exotic and the familiar, blur, and processes of spatial transposition are suddenly triggered. Atmosphere, light, and fragments of space become traces that attempt to transport us to broader spatial experiences, moments near and far that can quickly project us to an undefined elsewhere or relocate us once again in safe and ordinary moments, in an endless negotiation with our vulnerable unconscious.
Finally, the exhibition presents a series of collaborations with the Italian writer Rosso Rota, who introduced each work with a specific poem to evoke personal moods.
EXHIBITION OPENING
Saturday, September 21st
FINISSAGE
November 17th
