Davide Dormino's hooded experience at FondazioneVolume! in Rome

At FondazioneVolume! in Rome's Trastevere district, sculptor Davide Dormino presents 'Quando il bambino era bambino' until April 28, 2022. Visitors must wear a black hood to enter, evoking a dreamlike, ritualistic atmosphere. The exhibition comprises two rooms: a dark 'latent room' with barely visible wall reliefs, and a bright 'manifest room' flooded with dematerializing light, where a tiny bronze child lies on the floor. Curator Silvano Manganaro describes the work as a hypertrophic Alice in Wonderland game, questioning the relationship between self and other. Dormino avoids narrative, focusing instead on sculptural form. The hooded experience recalls Salvador Dalí's invisible images, prompting introspective exploration.