Ecosistemi exhibition in Florence explores environmental protection through Gestalt theory
In 2016, the Fondazione Biagiotti Progetto Arte unveiled the exhibition Ecosistemi in Florence, curated by Carlotta Mazzoli and Silvia Bellotti. This showcase includes works from eight global artists: Paola Romoli Venturi, Mandy Barker, Riccardo Stellini, Simafra, Miz Nakaishi, Peter Caton, Calixto Ramirez, and Victoria DeBlassie, all focusing on environmental conservation and personal responsibility. Featured pieces are Venturi's Attenzione! Questa è un’arma letale (2015) and ISOLA_Paola Trash Vortex (2015), Barker's SOUP: Nurdles (2011) and Indefinite (2010), Stellini's New Squeeze (2016), Simafra's La libertà dei pappagalli (2016) and Autostima (2016), Nakaishi's embroidered moss, Caton's photography, Ramirez's video, and DeBlassie's The Gestalt of a Crate, highlighting nature's inherent ability to protect itself.
Key facts
- Exhibition Ecosistemi presented by Fondazione Biagiotti Progetto Arte
- Curated by Carlotta Mazzoli and Silvia Bellotti
- Held in Florence in 2016
- Features eight international artists
- Uses Gestalt theory to explore environmental protection
- Paola Romoli Venturi's works include Attenzione! Questa è un’arma letale (2015) and ISOLA_Paola Trash Vortex (2015)
- Mandy Barker's SOUP: Nurdles (2011) and Indefinite (2010) show plastic debris
- Simafra's Autostima (2016) installation includes a car carcass and branch
Entities
Artists
- Paola Romoli Venturi
- Mandy Barker
- Riccardo Stellini
- Simafra
- Miz Nakaishi
- Peter Caton
- Calixto Ramirez
- Victoria DeBlassie
- Carlotta Mazzoli
- Silvia Bellotti
- Martina Massimilla
Institutions
- Fondazione Biagiotti Progetto Arte
- Artribune
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- California