Proposal, 2020
velvet pillowcases, arduino, xbee modules, 3d print, cotton, foam, two elements 50x50x20cm each

Video:

https://vimeo.com/440039601, MAMbo, Bologna
https://vimeo.com/686352042, Fabbri-Schenker Projects, London
https://vimeo.com/754409446, MON viewing room, Turin

The movement of the two pillows, synchronized by xbee cards, simulates a regular, slow and silent breathing. The idea of the work is precisely to transfer the rhythm of sleep from the body to the object, and to stage an ideally infinite repetition, harmonious as well as alien in its unnatural perfection.

Exhibitions:

2022 emERgenze contempoRanEE (permanent), Museo della Città, Rimini, curated by Cristina Ambrosini, Claudia Collina, Giovanni Sassu
2022 MON viewing room (solo), Turin
2022 A Paradise for the Smiling Alligators, Mura Urbiche, Lecce, curated by BeAdvisors
2022 Forget me not (duo w/ Allistair Walter), Fabbri-Schenker Projects, London
2020 Martedì (solo), Localedue, Bologna, curated by Filippo Tappi and Gabriele Tosi

Pictures:

1-2 2020, MAMbo, Bologna, Nuovo Forno del Pane
3-4 2022, Fabbri-Schenker Projects, London
5-7 2022 MON viewing room, Turin

Ph&videos: Manuel Montesano, Luke Walker


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