Artists Imagine a Post-Pandemic World in Artribune's Quarantine Series

In the fifth installment of Artribune's 'Messaggi dalla quarantena' series, curator Mercedes Auteri presents works by five Italian artists who envision a transformed world after the COVID-19 pandemic. Lao Gabrielli's mandalas and geometric paintings, such as 'Escarapela' (2020) referencing the Argentine flag, aim to transmit light and positive energy. Giacomo Rizzo's sculpture 'Respiro' (2015), installed at Museo Riso, Fondazione Fiumara d'Arte in Castel di Tusa, critiques overbuilding and climate change, using Monte Pellegrino in Palermo as a sacred site. Danilo Torre's video-mapping 'Planet A' (2016) for Gibellina Photoroad warns against the impossibility of a backup planet, while 'The Backward Of Time' depicts Milan's dystopian future. Filippo La Vaccara's painting and sculpture address human-animal relations, inspired by Indian rural culture and environmental ethics. Daniele Cascone's photograph 'Homo sapiens sapiens II' (2014) and short film 'Chi sei?' explore memory and identity through family photographs. The series reflects on introspection during quarantine and the need for conscious change.