Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo's 'In Collisione' at MAXXI
Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo, awarded the 2021 Premio Italiano di Architettura for transforming a nursery into a home in Catania, presents her installation 'In Collisione' at the MAXXI museum in Rome. The work, housed in the Gian Ferrari room, is a reflective metal monolith that initially appears impenetrable. It activates with an alarm sound, then unfolds through programmed impulses, creating voids, passages, and shadowy recesses. Grasso Cannizzo describes it as an unidentified object or a protective chrysalis awaiting rupture. The installation engages with themes of time and spatial transformation, contrasting with traditional building processes. The exhibition is part of the eighth edition of the 'Nature' cycle, co-promoted by Triennale Milano and MAXXI.
Key facts
- Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo won the 2021 Premio Italiano di Architettura for converting a nursery into a home in Catania.
- The award is jointly promoted by Triennale Milano and MAXXI.
- Her installation 'In Collisione' is at MAXXI in Rome, in the Gian Ferrari room.
- The work is a reflective metal monolith that appears enigmatic and severe.
- It activates with an alarm sound and unfolds via programmed impulses.
- The installation creates voids, passages, and shadowy spaces.
- Grasso Cannizzo likens it to an unidentified object or a chrysalis.
- The exhibition is part of the eighth 'Nature' cycle.
- The project explores temporal dimensions antithetical to traditional building processes.
Entities
Artists
- Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo
Institutions
- MAXXI
- Triennale Milano
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Catania