Jose Dávila's 'La favola della mela' at BASE Florence

Jose Dávila (Guadalajara, 1974) presents his new exhibition 'La favola della mela' at BASE/Progetti per l'arte in Florence, an independent space run by a collective of artists living in Tuscany. The show features two installations that oscillate between fragility and resistance, using contrasts of light and dark, reflection and stillness. A black lacquered balloon reflects the viewer, creating a sense of weight and lightness. A bronze apple suspended by a thread connected to a rock references science and Christianity, evoking a lost consciousness. Dávila, who studied architecture at ITESO, explores spatial occupation and the transitory nature of physical structures, critiquing the expanded present of technology while reflecting on memory and the construction of the future. His works are held in permanent collections including the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid and the Albright-Knox Museum in Buffalo. The exhibition was photographed by Leonardo Morfini.