Fungal Networks as Contemporary Art at Peola Simondi Gallery
The Peola Simondi Gallery in Turin kicks off its autumn season with the exhibition 'SIMBIOSI. Le interconnesse trame dei funghi', showcasing works by Laura Pugno (born in Trivero, 1975), Takashi Homma (born in Tokyo, 1962), Claudia Losi (born in Piacenza, 1971), and Flaminia Veronesi (born in Milan, 1986). This event marks the beginning of 'Post Scriptum', an annual series held in September that delves into fungal networks, biocentrism, and environmental rejuvenation. Pugno's piece 'Abendland' sets the exhibition's mood, accompanied by 'Morfologie celesti' (2023) created with biologists Erica Lumini and Samuele Voyron. Homma's images of radioactive mushrooms draw inspiration from Merlin Sheldrake's 'Entangled Life'. Losi's 2013 installation 'Su quella scala salirono le mie parole' reflects on personal grief, while Veronesi's 'Rosa' (2023) symbolizes a rebirth of collective identity.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'SIMBIOSI. Le interconnesse trame dei funghi' at Peola Simondi Gallery, Turin.
- Part of the first edition of 'Post Scriptum', a new annual September series.
- Featured artists: Laura Pugno, Takashi Homma, Claudia Losi, Flaminia Veronesi.
- Collaboration with physicists, biologists, and philosophers.
- Laura Pugno's 'Abendland' photograph and site-specific corridor installation.
- Pugno's 'Morfologie celesti' (2023) with biologists Erica Lumini and Samuele Voyron.
- Pugno's 'Sintomo' (2023) with cosmetologist Cristina Portinaro, includes mushroom cream for sale.
- Takashi Homma photographs radioactive mushrooms from Fukushima, Chernobyl, Stony Point.
- Claudia Losi's 'Su quella scala salirono le mie parole' (2013) about her mother's death.
- Flaminia Veronesi's 'Rosa' (2023) depicting collective identity and rebirth.
Entities
Artists
- Laura Pugno
- Takashi Homma
- Claudia Losi
- Flaminia Veronesi
- Erica Lumini
- Samuele Voyron
- Cristina Portinaro
- Merlin Sheldrake
Institutions
- Peola Simondi Gallery
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Trivero
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Piacenza
- Milan
- Fukushima
- Chernobyl
- Stony Point