Giuseppe De Mattia's 'Device for Not Seeing Well' at Rome Exhibition
Giuseppe De Mattia (Bari, 1980; lives in Bologna) presents the evolution of his 'device for not seeing well' in a solo exhibition in Rome. The work, created in 2014, focuses on Rome as a city where clear vision is elusive. It highlights the contrast between the Eternal City's millennia-old history and a pervasive contemporary precarity, embodying a paradox of non-vision and blurred gaze. The piece questions the role of photography as a historical documentation tool, suggesting that we can only see partially. Human presence disappears behind an incomplete narrative, leaving only traces, objects, and fragments as testimony. Their interpretation yields continuously shifting, misleading scenarios, akin to art and reality. The exhibition is reviewed by Michele Luca Nero.
Key facts
- Giuseppe De Mattia was born in Bari in 1980 and lives in Bologna.
- The solo exhibition presents the evolution of his 'device for not seeing well'.
- The work was created in 2014 and focuses on Rome.
- The piece highlights the contrast between Rome's ancient history and contemporary precarity.
- It questions the role of photography as a tool for historical documentation.
- The exhibition suggests that only partial vision is possible.
- Human presence is reduced to traces, objects, and fragments.
- The review is written by Michele Luca Nero.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe De Mattia
- Michele Luca Nero
Institutions
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Bari
- Bologna