Clément Cogiteur's Night Visions at Mattatoio Roma

The exhibition of French artist and filmmaker Clément Cogiteur (born 1983 in Colmar) at Padiglione 9a of Mattatoio in Rome presents his video works that explore ambiguity in image manipulation. The show features pieces like 'The Resonant Interval' (2016, 22'37"), courtesy of Chantal Crousel Consulting and Galerie Reinhard Hauff. Cogiteur's imagery blends cinematic, artistic, and photographic elements with strobe lights, gestures, rituals, and dances, creating an enigmatic visual experience. The artist's approach is informed by Giorgio Agamben's concept of contemporaneity, which involves seeing the darkness within the light. Christine Van Assche, honorary curator of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, describes Cogiteur's work as revealing 'worlds near or far, but always original and moving.' The exhibition is reviewed by Valentina Muzi for Artribune.