ANTONELLO GHEZZI – ALL THE STARS, ALL THE SEAS
Curated
by Giusy Ragosa
The
Institute of Italian Culture of Athens, June 8 – 16
The
Institute of Italian Culture of Athens is delighted to present
Italian art collective ANTONELLO GHEZZI.
Formed
in Bologna in 2009, young duo Nadia Antonello and Paolo Ghezzi have
appeared at prestigious exhibitions across Italy and abroad,
including the Biel Center in Beirut, Usina del Arte in Buenos Aires,
the Moscow Biennale, and the National Gallery of Bologna.
ANTONELLO
GHEZZI has distinguished itself in the crowded contemporary art world
by disrupting our expectations of art and finding the extraordinary
in the seemingly everyday. ‘Don’t forget the magic,’ the
artists insist, rehabilitating the beauty of the simple over our
fascination with the complex. A door can open with a smile, a
workplace wall can tell your fortune, or, as is the case from the
June 8 to 16 this year in Athens, the Institute of Italian Culture
will be transformed into ALL THE STARS, ALL THE SEAS.
Visitors
will step through starscapes as they are viewed by those on Earth, at
war and peace, imprisoned or free. Made in collaboration with INAF,
the Italian Institute for Astrophysics, the pinpoint-precise light
from multiple constellations will illuminate a journey across a
divided world united by a common heaven. ‘A shared sense of wonder
is an abiding theme of our work,’ said Antonello Ghezzi. ‘We want
to interrupt the autopilot of our ordinary lives with unforgettable
moments of magic.’
Like…
the sound of Shooting Stars. At the forefront of using technology to
create art, the collective has worked with scientists to bring you
the sound of a shooting star live, at the very moment it tracks
across the sky. Visitors will also be able to reflect on themselves
in Star Maps. The artists demand more of us in other works –
bringing a literal quality to the word “reflection” – look in
the mirror and reflect on this: to Dream, to Look Again… the
commandment of the Oracle to Know Thyself runs deep in these works.
We
plunge from the heavens into the sea – that other undiscovered
country, full of yearning and menace, that makes each object its own.
In ALL AT SEA the artists paired driftwood and glass to create a
unique union between nature, fabrication and reflection.
ALL
THE STARS, ALL THE SEAS is produced by the Institute of Italian
Culture of Athens.
CONTACT
DETAILS
www.iicatene.esteri.it
www.antonelloghezzi.com
Email
for interviews
giusy.ragosa@gmail.com
Translation by Nick Tancock
