Giovanni Longo's 'Come una diga' at Accademia d'Ungheria in Rome

Giovanni Longo's solo exhibition 'Come una diga' is on view at the Accademia d'Ungheria in Rome until June 4, 2026. The show features skeletal wooden sculptures made from recovered oleander wood from Calabrian riverbeds, with minimal artistic intervention. Key works include 'You can't fly away with your destiny', a hybrid bird-like figure with glass spheres at its base, and 'Like a Dam (from archive)', a container structure storing raw wood for future transformation. The exhibition also includes graphite drawings 'Untitled (form-01/02)' that explore chiaroscuro forms. The historic setting of Palazzo Falconieri, with its dark walls and decorative ceilings, integrates with the sculptures. The critical text by Davide Silvioli describes the forms as generated 'per via di porre' (by way of placing).