Antonio Fiorentino
Excerpt from the Studio visit of Marina Dacci
M D: A section of your research has its origin in Athanasius Kircher’s theories and written works. He can be defined as the last polymath of Renaissance, able to connect different fields of knowledge: philosophy, religion, science, magic. There’s a famous sentence where he is saying “All the tangible things are nothing but mirrors reflecting the divine wisdom”… Chaos and Order, transformation and harmony; can you comment these oxymoronic pairs referring to your research?
'IL NUOVO POSEIDONE', 2007-2019, sand, resin, salt, shark jaw, brass, 218 x 40 x 30 cm, 52 x 73 x 27 cm
'VIS ATTRACTIVA', 2017, National Museum of Natural History and Science of Lisbon
'HERMETICA HESPERIMENTA', 2019, enviromental dimensions, iron, glass, sand, lead, marble, clay, resin
'I LIKE AN ARCH', 2013, Marble, Architectural elements from Milan’s Cathedral
'VIS ATTRACTIVA', 2017, National Museum of Natural History and Science of Lisbon
'DOMINIUM MELANCHOLIAE', 2014, 154 x 155 x 55, chemical reagents, water, glass, metal, Courtesy of Center of Contemporary Art Villa Arson
'THE SLEEP', 2019,180 x 70 x 30 cm, resin, graphite, sand, plaster
'KIRIBATI', 2018, ongoing, Installation view at Fondazione Pastificio Cerere
Antonio Fiorentino
Excerpt from the Studio visit of Marina Dacci
M D: A section of your research has its origin in Athanasius Kircher’s theories and written works. He can be defined as the last polymath of Renaissance, able to connect different fields of knowledge: philosophy, religion, science, magic. There’s a famous sentence where he is saying “All the tangible things are nothing but mirrors reflecting the divine wisdom”… Chaos and Order, transformation and harmony; can you comment these oxymoronic pairs referring to your research?
'IL NUOVO POSEIDONE', 2007-2019, sand, resin, salt, shark jaw, brass, 218 x 40 x 30 cm, 52 x 73 x 27 cm
'VIS ATTRACTIVA', 2017, National Museum of Natural History and Science of Lisbon
'HERMETICA HESPERIMENTA', 2019, enviromental dimensions, iron, glass, sand, lead, marble, clay, resin
'I LIKE AN ARCH', 2013, Marble, Architectural elements from Milan’s Cathedral
'VIS ATTRACTIVA', 2017, National Museum of Natural History and Science of Lisbon
'DOMINIUM MELANCHOLIAE', 2014, 154 x 155 x 55, chemical reagents, water, glass, metal, Courtesy of Center of Contemporary Art Villa Arson
'THE SLEEP', 2019,180 x 70 x 30 cm, resin, graphite, sand, plaster
'KIRIBATI', 2018, ongoing, Installation view at Fondazione Pastificio Cerere