Luca Vitone's Olfactory Installation at Fondazione La Rocca
Luca Vitone (Genoa, 1964) presents 'per l’eternità. Premessa per una trilogia' at Fondazione La Rocca in Pescara, curated by Francesca Guerisoli. The exhibition explores eternity through memory, society, and power. It features watercolors made with local dust, collages of rhubarb plants from 2013–2024, and a three-dimensional work on Casale Monferrato's asbestos (eternit) history. A key piece is the monochromatic sculpture 'per l’eternità (eternit)' from the 55th Venice Biennale (2013), created with Maria Candida Gentile, which diffuses rhubarb scent throughout the space, offering a sensory experience of invisible memory.
Key facts
- Luca Vitone was born in Genoa in 1964.
- The exhibition is titled 'per l’eternità. Premessa per una trilogia'.
- It is held at Fondazione La Rocca in Pescara.
- The curator is Francesca Guerisoli.
- Works include watercolors made with local dust and collages of rhubarb plants (2013–2024).
- The sculpture 'per l’eternità (eternit)' was presented at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013.
- The sculpture was created in collaboration with Maria Candida Gentile.
- The installation diffuses rhubarb odor to evoke asbestos-related tragedy.
Entities
Artists
- Luca Vitone
- Maria Candida Gentile
Institutions
- Fondazione La Rocca
- Padiglione Italia
- 55a Biennale di Venezia
Locations
- Genoa
- Italy
- Pescara
- Casale Monferrato
- Venice