Luca Petti's Anthropocene Window Connects Rome and Milan

Superfluo, a Milanese space born during the pandemic inside a former commercial activity, continues its program with a new installation by artist Luca Petti. From March 12 to April 17, for the series Bello Bellissimo, Petti presents a site-specific work visible through a 50x50 cm sandblasted window facing the street. The work is a real window that connects Superfluo in Milan to Palazzo Brancaccio in Rome, where the group show Ontica is on view, curated by Contemporary Cluster. Ontica features works by Luca Petti, Valerio di Fiore, Marco Emmanuelle, and Giusy Pirrotta, centering on a reinterpretation of Heideggerian theory and the concept of time. Petti's contribution includes recent pieces from his series Materia esotica, depicting hypothetical hybridizations between animal and plant worlds, reflecting on the long-term effects of human activity. The collaboration between Petti, Superfluo, and Contemporary Cluster focuses on the Anthropocene, highlighting environmental consequences of human actions. The window serves as a journey through evolutionary stages that ecosystems have undergone to survive human exploitation, presenting a nature that is altered, fascinating, and toxic, where organisms reconstitute and rebel against human hegemony.