Dario Ghibaudo's Surreal Taxonomies at Visionarea Art Space, Rome
Visionarea Art Space in Rome presents 'Magno Subsidio,' the latest hybrid creature by Dario Ghibaudo, as part of his ongoing 'Museo di storia innaturale' project. Ghibaudo (b. 1955, Cuneo) has been developing this encyclopedic museum since 1990, featuring ironic and unsettling specimens that blend animal forms—here, half-antelope, half-amphibian. The exhibition transforms the gallery into a Wunderkammer, displaying other hybrid beings that are both ridiculous and frightening, prompting reflection on humanity's manipulative influence over reality.
Key facts
- Dario Ghibaudo was born in Cuneo in 1955.
- The 'Museo di storia innaturale' project began in 1990.
- The exhibition is held at Visionarea Art Space in Rome.
- The featured work is titled 'Magno Subsidio'.
- The creature is a hybrid of antelope and amphibian.
- The gallery is transformed into a Wunderkammer.
- The works are described as ironic and unsettling.
- The project is conceived as an Enlightenment-style museum.
Entities
Artists
- Dario Ghibaudo
Institutions
- Visionarea Art Space
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Cuneo