Mario Coppola's 'Apollo and Daphne Reloaded' at Fondazione Plart, Naples
Mario Coppola, a young architect, designer, and writer born in Naples in 1984, presents a solo exhibition at Fondazione Plart in Naples. The show features works including 'Apollo e Dafne reloaded', 'Palpebra', 'Colonnorgano', and 'Nodi'. Coppola's practice explores the oscillation between art and nature, employing biodegradable PLA (polylactic acid, derived from corn starch) to emphasize ecological ethics and sustainable experimentation. The works are characterized by geometric simplification that reveals dynamic and conceptual tension, with surfaces that flow and interact with the architecture of the space. The exhibition metaphorically captures the moment of Daphne's transformation into a laurel tree, with one end of the nymph becoming a phytoform blade and the other intertwining with the room's architecture like a caryatid. The article is written by Rosa Esmeralda Partucci.
Key facts
- Mario Coppola was born in Naples in 1984.
- The exhibition is held at Fondazione Plart in Naples.
- Works on display include 'Apollo e Dafne reloaded', 'Palpebra', 'Colonnorgano', and 'Nodi'.
- Coppola uses biodegradable PLA (polylactic acid, corn starch) as material.
- The work references the myth of Apollo and Daphne.
- The exhibition explores the oscillation between art and nature.
- Geometric simplification is a key feature of the works.
- The article was written by Rosa Esmeralda Partucci.
Entities
Artists
- Mario Coppola
Institutions
- Fondazione Plart
- Artribune
Locations
- Naples
- Italy