Aleph Contemporary for AccessArt

The works were created specifically for the recent solo show "Tratteggi anacronistici" that focused on the exploration of the artistic past which was used as a pretext to investigate how the context in which we live is fundamental not only to define our values, but more generally to determine the interpretation and - through it - the construction of reality. These premises were explored through the theme of anachronism considered in its broadest, not only in its most commonly understood form - temporal - but also spatial and conceptual.

The works bring together elements from different contexts, from the history of painting, popular culture, advertising, and other types of visual communication. These coexist in a fragmentary and unsolved way, underlining the similarities and differences between them. Through the collision of historical and fictional moments, the elements are pushed out of their comfort zone and their narrative and history are questioned. In this way, their connotation is challenged and made visible how often their usual context shapes and dogmatizes their meaning. The underlying thought is the self-referentiality of different visual languages and the possibility of meaning that can open up once the loop of habit is suddenly broken.

Education:
Universität der Künste, Berlin
Sir John Cass School of Art, London Byam Shaw School of Art, London

Solo exhibitions:
Tratteggi Anacronistici, Spazio Scuderia, San Zenone, Italy, 2021 Variations on Worldmaking,Aleph Contemporary, 2020
Eye Flux Hand, C4RD Centre for Recent Drawing, London, 2017 Non verbis sed rebus, Dif-fù-sa Contemporanea, Forlì, Italy, 2016 Elegy of the Flesh, 5th Base Gallery, London, 2016

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