Andrea Francolino's descent into matter at Spazio Aperto San Fedele

Andrea Francolino (b. 1979, Bari) presents a solo show at Spazio Aperto San Fedele in Milan, inspired by Jules Verne's 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'. The exhibition opens with a crack in the wall, described as fleshy and deep, evoking a mystical initiation in gold. The statement reads: 'In the crack I see the universe.' A magnetic pull downward leads to seven panels titled 'Inversi,' balancing cement dust and earth in sophisticated proportions that suggest infinity. Further works, 'CASO x caos x infinite variabili,' mimic atomic forces through mineral fractures arranged like a divine score. The ascent to the sacristy reveals a metaphor of humanity: from abiotic artifice to biotic earth, again in seven panels, with a diptych placed reverently at the foot of the wooden sacristy, playing on the antinomy of dark walnut and white stucco. The exit through a twin crack delivers the vertigo of nature's inexhaustibility.