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Crepuscolo Matteo Zamagni (photo (c) Agnese Sanvito)
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Crepuscolo Matteo Zamagni (photo (c) Agnese Sanvito)
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Crepuscolo Matteo Zamagni (photo (c) Agnese Sanvito)
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Horror Vacui Matteo Zamagni Video Still
Exhibition
Crepuscolo | Matteo Zamagni
5 Oct 2019 – 20 Oct 2019
Address
- The Old Chapel
- 27-33 Malham Road
- London
England - SE23 1AH
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Forest Hill Train station
In his first solo exhibition in the UK, Matteo Zamagni presents a body of work that critiques materialistic practices. Set in the context of the current ongoing climate crisis, ‘Crepuscolo’ explores the relationship between human hyper-development and geological growth.
About
Crepuscolo will be Anise Gallery’s inaugural exhibition at its second space in SE London and will signify the launch of their latest gallery and events space.
The short film ‘Horror Vacui’ (2018) — originally commissioned by the ICA London and Channel 4 Random Acts — will be shown alongside a new series of prints and an exclusive video screening. Meaning ‘fear of empty space’, the film’s title refers to the art historical practice of filling the entirety of a surface or expanse with detail, as well as the Buddhist concept of emptiness. This practice — the materialisation of the human fear of nothingness and its irresolution — creates a tension which makes Zamagni’s works both intensive and immersive. This approach will be extended and presented in a new and daring installation, launching Anise Gallery’s second exhibition space in South East London.
Matteo Zamagni is an Italian-born new media artist and director based in London. He uses technology as a tool to create immersive and interactive videos, installations and performances. His works have previously been exhibited at The ICA, The Barbican and Tate Modern. In 2016, he was the winner of the Lumen Prize for Mixed Reality and, in 2019, he won the Special Prize at Arte Laguna in Venice, sponsored by Anise Gallery.
