Benoît Maire's 'Cinque mani logiche' at Fondazione Volume! in Rome

The exhibition 'Cinque mani logiche', curated by Lorenzo Benedetti, is on view at Fondazione Volume! in Rome. Benoît Maire (born 1978 in Pessac) explores the Flemish landscape painting tradition, focusing on the window as a dialogue between interior and exterior. He paints hands on glass surfaces as mnemonic traces of offering, symbol, and prayer. Every ten minutes, a piece of sacred music plays, referencing the iconic hands and the connection between window, virtual window, and painting tradition. In the second space, a curious easel-mannequin—a tripod sculpture with a formless head reminiscent of Giacometti—avoids identification and emphasizes interaction, with a long nose pointing at the viewer like an antenna. Maire's philosophical training is evident in the depth of reflection provoked by minimal gestures.