Rebecca Moccia's 'Fireworks' at Massimodeluca: Fragility and Portability in Art

Rebecca Moccia's solo exhibition 'Fireworks' at Galleria Massimodeluca in Mestre, on view until July 27, 2019, explores themes of fragility, portability, and imperfection through drawings, videos, and a digital platform. The show includes a frieze of black-and-white fireworks drawings that can be folded and carried, and a limited edition of 500 signed and numbered artist's drawings that function as a contemporary samizdat, subverting art world codes. The project extends beyond the gallery via a foldable object that travels and a website (firestory.it) mapping its journey. Moccia's work embraces imperfection as a core value, opposing the austerity and distance often found in contemporary art. The exhibition is accompanied by a text by Christian Caliandro, who draws parallels to poetry, Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road', and U2's song 'Promenade'. Moccia's practice is characterized by open-ended research, improvisation, and a focus on human fallibility and everyday gestures.