Erik Saglia's Astronautical Language at Cavalese Museum
Erik Saglia's exhibition 'Fly-by' at the Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Cavalese explores space and perspective through materials like adhesive tapes, graph paper, epoxy resin, and gold leaf. The works, including wall paintings and pieces like 'H-ALPHA LINE' referencing the hydrogen spectral line, engage with the museum's wooden walls and landscape. A key room features an erker (a typical Val di Fiemme bay window) where Saglia's intervention 'Golddigger' harmonizes with the original paint color. The artist's grid-based networks reflect human relations and cosmic order, blending scientific rigor with visual experimentation. Critic Elsa Barbieri cites Italo Calvino's 'Palomar' (1983) in the catalog, emphasizing partial, human trajectories.
Key facts
- Erik Saglia's exhibition 'Fly-by' is at Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Cavalese.
- Materials include adhesive tapes, graph paper, epoxy resin, gold leaf, and spray.
- Work 'H-ALPHA LINE' refers to the hydrogen spectral line (Halfa) used in astrophysics.
- A room with an erker (bay window typical of Val di Fiemme) features the intervention 'Golddigger'.
- The erker room's original wall color was preserved; the adjacent room was repainted for chromatic harmony.
- Works are sized 180×120 cm and use gold leaf with geometric grids.
- Critic Elsa Barbieri wrote the catalog text, referencing Italo Calvino's 1983 novel 'Palomar'.
- The exhibition invites viewers to look upward and experience new visual maps.
Entities
Artists
- Erik Saglia
- Elsa Barbieri
- Italo Calvino
Institutions
- Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Cavalese
- Palazzo Rizzoli
- Comune di Cavalese
- APT Fiemme Cembra
- Cassa Rurale Val Di Fiemme
- Thomas Brambilla Gallery
- Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Cavalese
- Segnonline
Locations
- Cavalese
- Italy
- Val di Fiemme
- Turin
Sources
- Espoarte —
- Rivista Segno —
- segnonline —