David Reimondo's LED Installation at Museo Novecento in Florence

On Valentine's Day, David Reimondo (Genoa, 1973) inaugurated the installation 'Frammenti di un discorso amoroso' at the Museo Novecento in Florence. Curated by Gaspare Luigi Marcone, the work is the first event of the new series 'Ora et Labora' initiated by artistic director Sergio Risaliti. The installation features a hand-welded metal grid covered with 11,000 RGB LEDs, denser at the center and sparser toward the edges, creating a dynamic effect reminiscent of natural seeds blown by the wind. Reimondo studied the movement of natural seeds and translated it into artificial 'seeds' using LEDs, aiming to adapt a monitor to the characteristics of a video. The title references Roland Barthes's book 'Fragments d'un discours amoureux,' and the LED symbols reproduce key concepts from the text, avoiding clichés like hearts or cupids. Reimondo previously engaged with Barthes's work in the 2017 exhibition 'Mythologies' curated by Roberto Lacarbonara at Palazzo Palmieri in Monopoli. The artist describes his practice as bridging technology and humanity, using high-tech materials with an analog, almost artisanal soul. He won the Premio Terna in 2013 and continues to explore synesthesia through multimedia. The installation spans about twenty meters and serves as a gathering place.