This collection showcases unique and visionary projects. Moreover, each piece represents artistic research and experimentation. As a result, the selection offers innovative perspectives. Therefore, we invite you to explore and be inspired.
PHYSIS GLITCH – Reclaiming the Ineffable
ROBERTO DAVOLIO
Opening Reception: 27 Feb, 6 – 9 pm
Venue: Novalis Art Design, G/F, 197 Hollywood Road, Hong Kong
Exhibition: 28 Feb – 12 Mar 2025
Curated by: Federica Viola
Novalis Art Design is pleased to present “PHYSIS GLITCH – Reclaiming the Ineffable,” an exhibition by Italian artist Roberto Davolio, supported by the Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong and the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong. Curated by Federica Viola, this exhibition explores the intersection of technology and artistic sensitivity, challenging our perception of reality in the digital age.
Davolio’s captivating images, infused with vibrant colors and geometric forms, invite viewers to engage all their senses. He uses an innovative device, “Hermes,” to interact directly with the camera’s lens, projecting colors and shapes onto the subject. This process disrupts pre-programmed algorithms, creating unforeseen visual possibilities and revealing hidden dimensions of reality. The resulting photographs are not mere representations but reinterpretations, prompting contemplation and a deeper understanding of our connection to the world around us.
“PHYSIS GLITCH” draws inspiration from Eastern artistic traditions, emphasizing contemplation, emptiness, and harmony. Davolio’s work resonates with the viewer on an emotional and spiritual level, inviting intuition to transcend the limits of rationality. In a world saturated with digitally manipulated images, Davolio’s work offers a unique perspective, questioning how we perceive reality and how technology can be used to expand, rather than distort, our understanding. Join us for this thought-provoking exhibition and experience a new vision of the real.
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SLEEPLESS
RUGGERO FACCHIN
Facchin depicts levitating bodies suspended in an uncanny dimension. They stand as sentinels guarding our mysteries, ambassadors of a new vision, seers foretelling our revolution. Positioned at the threshold between reason and the irrational, between sleep and wakefulness, life and death, they navigate the depths of the unconscious, embracing dreamlike flashes and untamed expressive potential.
REMASK
ENRICO GIROTTI
A magical act to overwrite a memory, to build a new possible dimension, to recall ancient perspectives in order to free ourselves and regenerate ourselves.
HEADS
RUGGERO FACCHIN
Facchin reinterprets the Renaissance humanist Paolo Giovio’s collection of portraits of illustrious men, guiding us through an exploration of identity. His expressive approach brings forth their uniqueness and irreproducibility. The undefined gaze in these portraits alludes to an inner vision, capable of revealing hidden truths.
ICONE
RITMI E RISONANZE DELLA GEOMETRIA (1968-1972)
GIORGIO OLIVIERI
“[…] it is space itself that becomes a body, both positively and negatively. […] Olivieri’s ‘icon’ are not effigies. Rather, they are objectifications of space“. Roberto Sanesi – Traduzione di Federica Viola
CHIEDEvano
ANNALISA MERCURI
This work denounces gender-based violence through twelve prints, each representing a different method by which women have been killed by their loved ones, according to data from ISTAT and CAD Brescia. Created using the Japanese Mokuhanga technique, the prints reproduce real police reports and are then symbolically “killed,” emphasizing the fragility of unheard cries for help. The title plays on the Italian word chiedevano, composed of CHIEDE (she asks for help) and vano (in vain), highlighting how pleas for aid often go tragically unanswered.