Giovanni Floridi on Fondazione D’ARC: Art, Memory, and Civic Space in Rome

In an interview with exibart.com, Giovanni Floridi discusses the transformation of an industrial site in Rome into Fondazione D’ARC, a contemporary art foundation. The foundation currently hosts the exhibition 'Immenso Spermatozoo Sottomarino' by Gabriele Silli, which explores themes of generation and transformation. Floridi emphasizes that the foundation was conceived as an open, evolving space rather than a rigid institution. He highlights the preservation of the industrial building's original yellow iron skeleton as a bridge between past and future. Floridi sees D’ARC as a space of aggregation and civic engagement, aiming to foster curiosity and authentic encounters with art rather than didactic education. He and his wife Clara Datti Floridi hope to cultivate a love for art and a more open, aware society.