Baruzzi and Vermeersch's Sonic-Visual Dialogue at Bologna's P420

The exhibition at P420 gallery in Bologna pairs Italian artist Riccardo Baruzzi (born 1976 in Lugo, lives in Bologna) with Flemish artist Pieter Vermeersch (born 1973 in Kortrijk, lives between Turin and Antwerp), marking Vermeersch's first Italian show. Their collaboration stems from research into sound but expands to explore visual perception, domestic space, and temporality. Baruzzi's 'Quadri audiofili' series embeds frames into sound-absorbing materials, while Vermeersch, described as an 'abstract hyperrealist,' creates astonishing chromatic effects through canvas painting. Vermeersch also produced a site-specific wall painting that serves as a disorienting counterpoint to Baruzzi's 'Rent Strike' series—narrative monochromes conceived during the pandemic era when home became both refuge and confinement. The dialogue is completed by 'Ecnanoser,' a vinyl record that anchors the exhibition in sonic research. Despite the complexity of themes, the curatorial path organizes the physical, sonic, and conceptual material with clarity.