The first floor of the Scuderie is a kind of Paradise of water, symbol of the force of creativity in Rome (from 1988). The water theme in this case is regenerating and purifying, also in Bombay-Bombay (I Lavatoi dell’Anima, from 1993), whilst Cristalli Liquidi (also from 1993) combines perceptive, visual and acoustic illusions with hundreds of glasses suspended upside down. Then on to Foresta Sospesa (1999), a kind of natural sanctuary from which water helps to find the way out and then the tumultuous water of Enigma degli Addii (1999).
The second floor instead is invaded by the flames of the Inferno. In Stanze del Fuoco (1999), we find metal, string, wood in an balance of weights, forged from fire. And then metal in Drawing Tables (2001) with their heavy structure, the drawings Only Fire and I Movimenti Catodici Barocchi (1996) in which fire is linked with sin. Isolation, created specially for the occasion, shows the unease of isolation beyond an iron grill and finally Foresta di Fuoco (2002): twelve statues in metal surrounding wood and branches and the fire of technology. All the pieces are accompanied by different soundtracks.
17.7.2002 - 15.9.2002
Fabrizio Plessi. Paradisoinferno
Scuderie Papali, Quirinale
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