Gorilla n.8 – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #085 (2022) by Davide RivaltaLa Galleria Nazionale
Davide Rivalta, Gorillas
Davide Rivalta’s Gorillas - an endangered animal - greet the public at the entrance of the Gallery.
Gorilla n.8 and n.9 – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #074 (2022) by Davide RivaltaLa Galleria Nazionale
What's the first thing you think of when I say Hot Spot?
I think of our land, ever smaller where more and more things concern everyone. Often disastrous things.
Installation View – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #096 (2022)La Galleria Nazionale
What is the "hottest" contemporary theme nowadays?
I don't think there are more urgent or interesting themes, every artist brings himself in relation to the world, or rather to the world of him.
Gorilla n.8 and n.9 – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #074 (2022) by Davide RivaltaLa Galleria Nazionale
How artistic practice can actively influence these issues?
The artist, like every citizen, can do some small thing every day to respect the environment and bring an image of empathy and awareness towards this urgent issue.
Gorilla n.8 – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #085 (2022) by Davide RivaltaLa Galleria Nazionale
How was it to confront with other artists in Hot Spot?
It's always nice for an instrumentalist to be part of complex and well-orchestrated music.
Installation View – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #096 (2022)La Galleria Nazionale
What do you think is the main visitors' feeling in Hot Spot?
I hope I have contributed to an exhibition idea that reflects the change that affects us. From placid lions to peremptory gorillas. The visitors' response is to this change of approach.
Gorilla – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #001 (2022) by Davide RivaltaLa Galleria Nazionale
Choose a claim for an aesthetic activism manifesto
I choose a tree. To be an oak.
Interview by Giulia Lotti. Photo by Adriano Mura.
