Roman Signer's Performative Works at Villa Maraini in Rome
The Swiss Institute in Rome presents an exhibition of Roman Signer at Villa Maraini, featuring works from 1972 to 1989. The show includes a red kayak, a carpet with a central hump, a rifle aimed through a fabric tunnel, and an inflatable children's pool filled with armbands. A gallery of unpublished photographs captures moments of stasis after performative actions. Signer, born in Appenzell in 1938, explores the poetic potential of movement and nostalgia. His experiments involve nature before humans, tinged with romantic tones. In "Deckenbemalung," a drone leaves Klein Blue (IKB) marks on the ceiling, referencing mechanized Anthropometries.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Villa Maraini, Rome, organized by the Swiss Institute in Rome
- Works from 1972 to 1989
- Includes a red kayak, carpet with hump, rifle through fabric tunnel, inflatable pool with armbands
- Gallery of unpublished photographs showing moments after performative actions
- Roman Signer born in Appenzell in 1938
- Experiments involve nature before humans
- Deckenbemalung features a drone leaving Klein Blue (IKB) marks on ceiling
- References mechanized Anthropometries
Entities
Artists
- Roman Signer
Institutions
- Swiss Institute in Rome
- Villa Maraini
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Appenzell
- Switzerland