Nina Carini: Language, Horizon, and the Infinite in Contemporary Art
Nina Carini, an artist from Palermo born in 1993, investigates the boundaries of language and the limitations of humanity through her work in performance, installation, and video. After studying at Accademie di Belle Arti di Verona e Milano and École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon, she transitioned from traditional painting to exploring alternative media. Her art frequently employs the horizon as a symbol of infinity. Notable exhibitions include "Meteorite in giardino 13" at Fondazione Merz in Turin (2021), "Le déjeuner sur l’herbe" at NM Contemporary in Èze-Bord-de-Mer (2021), and "For 24h CALL ME POET!" at Casa Testori e Casa degli Artisti in Milan (2020). Carini, who was a finalist in the VIII Premio Fondazione VAF for her piece "Confine" (2017), focuses on circularity and pre-linguistic experiences, examining cetacean sounds to broaden relational networks.
Key facts
- Nina Carini was born in Palermo in 1993.
- She studied at Accademie di Belle Arti di Verona e Milano and École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon.
- She abandoned painting to focus on performance, installation, and video.
- Her work 'Confine' (2017) is in the MART collection.
- She was a finalist in the VIII Premio Fondazione VAF.
- Exhibition 'Meteorite in giardino 13' was at Fondazione Merz, Turin, 2021.
- Exhibition 'Le déjeuner sur l’herbe' was at NM Contemporary, Èze-Bord-de-Mer, 2021.
- Exhibition 'For 24h CALL ME POET! Let’s meet on the horizon' was at Casa Testori and Casa degli Artisti, Milan, 2020.
- Exhibition 'Partiture Illeggibili' was at Labs Contemporary, Bologna, 2020.
- Exhibition 'Are my eyes distracting my hearing?' was at NM Contemporary, Monaco, 2019.
- Carini's work 'Hoquetus' (2021) is a sound installation.
- She explores the concept of the horizon as a metaphor for the infinite.
- She associates poetry with an 'unfinished use' of language.
- Her research includes cetacean sounds and underwater worlds.
- The interview was conducted by Davide Dal Sasso.
Entities
Artists
- Nina Carini
- Davide Dal Sasso
- Simona Menicocci
- Federico Campagna
- Gaspare Luigi Marcone
- Alberto Villa
Institutions
- Accademie di Belle Arti di Verona e Milano
- École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon
- Fondazione Merz
- NM Contemporary
- Casa Testori
- Casa degli Artisti
- Labs Contemporary
- MART Museo d'arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto
- Premio Fondazione VAF
- Artribune
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Verona
- Brera
- ENSBA Lyon
- MART Museum
- Fonderia Artistica Battaglia
- Palazzo Lantieri
- Museo Carlo Zauli
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Verona
- Milan
- Lyon
- France
- Turin
- Èze-Bord-de-Mer
- Monaco
- Bologna
- Rovereto
- Gorizia
- Faenza