Untitled (Homage to Fontana)

The use of frozen elements is one of the distinguishing elements of Pier Paolo Calzolari’s process-based artworks. When the freezing unit is switched on, the humidity in the air condenses on the copper sheet, thus creating frost. The build-up of frost over the course of the day transforms the metal surface into an ethereal layer of icy crystals, suggesting an act of alchemy. The white frost has symbolic associations with the absolute but also expresses the precarious conditions of form.

Senza titolo (Omaggio a Fontana) is part of a group of works that reference Lucio Fontana, the Argentine-Italian artist who was influential to Calzolari, specifically with regard to the dimension of the sublime.

The process-based nature of this work requires a durational experience rather than instantaneous visual perception. Viewers can feel the chill of the frost and encounter the work through a multi-sensorial experience, as we might encounter a living work. Viewers are encouraged visit to this work at different times of day to see how it changes from morning to evening.