Giovanni Termini's Sculptural Dialogue with Living Nature at Galleria ME Vannucci
Giovanni Termini (born 1972 in Assoro) presents a solo exhibition at Galleria ME Vannucci in Pistoia, exploring the relationship between human and nature, industrial and natural, without political intent. The artist focuses on the form and substance of sculpture and installation, lightening the specific weight by incorporating fragments of living nature. One installation resembles an obelisk inside the gallery, topped with a concrete cube that horizontally blocks a tree against the ceiling, immobilizing it. Another site-specific intervention is a circular structure hosting a precarious spatial element. Termini also exhibits a series of small works on paper, which he refuses to call drawings because 'paper is already matter.' The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog dialogue between Termini and Silvia Evangelisti, referencing Gilles Clément's theory that nature now thrives in marginal urban spaces like roadsides, roundabouts, and traffic islands.
Key facts
- Giovanni Termini was born in Assoro in 1972.
- The exhibition is a solo show at Galleria ME Vannucci in Pistoia.
- The show focuses on the relationship between man and nature, industrial and natural.
- Termini states there is no political intent in his work.
- One installation is an obelisk-like structure with a concrete cube blocking a tree horizontally against the ceiling.
- Another site-specific work is a circular structure with a precarious spatial intervention.
- Termini presents small works on paper, which he calls 'matter' rather than drawings.
- The catalog includes a dialogue between Termini and Silvia Evangelisti, referencing Gilles Clément's theory.
Entities
Artists
- Giovanni Termini
Institutions
- Galleria ME Vannucci
- Artribune
Locations
- Pistoia
- Italy
- Assoro