STILLS OF PEACE

Sale of Palazzo Acquaviva – Atri (TE)

GENERATION FROM LIGHT

Mozzarella Light, Juan Eugenio Ochoa, Natalia Triviño Lozano, Paolo Scirpa

Curated by Marta Michelacci and Antonio Zimarino

The exhibition conceived for this 12th edition stems from a reflection on the “power” and function of light in the formal construction and semantic depth of artworks. The selected artists explore this power of light: their works are formally and visually shaped by it, endowing them with profound symbolic and conceptual meaning. Light, though physically defined by frequencies and photons in quantum physics, carries a symbolic weight that has persisted for millennia. This immaterial substance is deeply embedded in human consciousness—as a generative force in visions, symbolism, philosophy, and spiritual awareness. The artists come from diverse generations and cultures, yet all use light as both symbolic and practical “material”—intangible yet essential to our perception of reality and ideas. Paolo Scirpa, through his Ludoscopi, constructs shifting perimeters of neon light, offering viewers a visual experience of infinity. Juan Eugenio Ochoa captures external light to envelop and dematerialize the perception of the human face within the painting. In Mozzarella Light (Giulia Ciappi – Marco Frassinelli), light flows through suspended waters, transforming space into unstable clouds or flickering bursts of energy. Natalia Triviño Lozano uses contrasts and marks on surfaces to unleash a violent inner light—charged with intense physical presence.