Davide Groppi retrospective 'Un'ora di luce' opens at Volumnia in Piacenza
Lighting designer Davide Groppi (born 1963, Piacenza) presents his first retrospective exhibition, 'Un'ora di luce', at Volumnia gallery in Piacenza, curated by Marco Sammicheli and hosted by Enrica De Micheli. The show runs until May 26 in a deconsecrated late-16th-century church. It traces Groppi's career from his 1985 start in a 25-square-meter workshop to his three Compasso d'Oro awards, including the 2010 'Nulla' lamp. The exhibition features products, prototypes, and artistic research, with installations evoking cosmic themes. Groppi cites influences from Ingo Maurer, Dieter Rams, Caravaggio, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, James Turrell, Fausto Melotti, Ettore Spalletti, and Alberto Burri. He credits LED technology around 2007-2008 as a turning point, enabling his minimalist approach.
Key facts
- Davide Groppi was born in Piacenza in 1963.
- His first retrospective 'Un'ora di luce' is at Volumnia gallery in Piacenza.
- The exhibition is curated by Marco Sammicheli and hosted by Enrica De Micheli.
- It runs until May 26 in a deconsecrated late-16th-century church.
- Groppi started his career in 1985 in a 25-square-meter workshop.
- He has won three Compasso d'Oro awards, the first in 2010 for the 'Nulla' lamp.
- The 'Nulla' lamp features a hole in the ceiling with a Caravaggio-like light beam.
- LED technology around 2007-2008 was a turning point for his work.
- Influences include Ingo Maurer, Dieter Rams, Caravaggio, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, James Turrell, Fausto Melotti, Ettore Spalletti, and Alberto Burri.
- The exhibition includes experimental works not intended for industrial production.
Entities
Artists
- Davide Groppi
- Marco Sammicheli
- Enrica De Micheli
- Ingo Maurer
- Maddalena De Padova
- Dieter Rams
- Caravaggio
- Donald Judd
- Sol LeWitt
- James Turrell
- Fausto Melotti
- Ettore Spalletti
- Alberto Burri
- Louis Kahn
- Giulia Marani
- Fausto Mazza
- Giulia Giaume
Institutions
- Volumnia
- Artribune
- Museo del Design Italiano
- Triennale di Milano
- Milano Design Week
Locations
- Piacenza
- Italy
- Monaco
- Germany
- Via Emilia
- Rimini
- Corso Venezia
- Milano
- Church of Sant'Agostino