From 2 October to 9 November, an exhibition exploring the relationship between humankind, the environment, identity and vulnerability.
Organised by the Opera Viva Cultural Association in collaboration with the Municipality of Monfalcone, the exhibition offers a reflection on the relationship between humankind and the environment, exploring the themes of identity and vulnerability through painting, sculpture, video art and Artificial Intelligence.
The exhibition brings together works by Carmine Calvanese, Paolo Ferluga and Hari Bertoja, all of whom will be present at the opening. Each artist, through their own distinctive artistic language, creates a dialogue between different forms of expression and materials and the works of Vito Timmel housed in the museum’s galleries. These works serve as a historical starting point for the contemporary exploration.
Carmine Calvanese intervenes directly on images, physically transforming them through processes such as destruction, concealment and crumpling. His use of PVC, a durable and hardly biodegradable material, stands in contrast to human fragility. Paolo Ferluga, on the other hand, uses clay as both a material and a metaphor for the origins of humankind, shaping anthropomorphic figures that explore the relationship between individuality and the collective dimension. In Hari Bertoja’s work, the reference to The Birth of Venus presents water as the origin of life, a source of regeneration and beauty, but also as a resource increasingly vulnerable to the threats facing our planet.
The exhibition is part of the series Questa Volta metti in scena… L’AURORA – Il Principio (This Time, Put on Stage… DAWN – The Beginning), conceived and directed by Lorena Matic and produced and organised by the Opera Viva Cultural Association. The project is supported by the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, with the contribution and collaboration of local institutions and cultural organisations.