Angelo Musco's 'Sanctuary' Rebuilds Babel with Nude Bodies
Italian artist Angelo Musco spent four years on a global project, 'Sanctuary,' a large-scale photographic installation reinterpreting the Tower of Babel. Using thousands of volunteers from New York to Buenos Aires, London, Berlin, and Naples, he photographed nude bodies that were digitally transformed into architectural elements like bricks, columns, arches, and bridges. The work measures 12 meters in width. Its first exhibition, in reduced format, opens October 6 at Maison Particulière in Brussels as part of the group show 'From Here to Eternity.' Musco, born in Naples in 1973 and based in the US, subverts the biblical story by using the bodies of a unified people, stripped of language, to build the tower.
Key facts
- Angelo Musco created 'Sanctuary,' a photographic installation reinterpreting the Tower of Babel.
- The project took four years, involving casting, location scouting, photo shoots, and post-production.
- Shoots occurred in New York, Buenos Aires, London, Berlin, and Naples.
- Thousands of volunteers participated, speaking different languages and from diverse cultures.
- Nude bodies were digitally transformed into architectural elements.
- The installation is 12 meters wide.
- First exhibition in reduced format opens October 6 at Maison Particulière, Brussels.
- The show is titled 'From Here to Eternity.'
Entities
Artists
- Angelo Musco
Institutions
- Maison Particulière
Locations
- New York
- Buenos Aires
- London
- Berlin
- Naples
- Brussels
- United States
- Italy