Exhibition at ADA Rome investigates the concept of appearance as an aspect of reality

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Exhibition at ADA Rome investigates the concept of appearance as an aspect of reality
Shadi Yasrebi, Orange Afternoon, 2022. Acrylic, silver leaves, wire on cardboard, 100 x 97 x 2,5 cm. Courtesy of of the artist and ADA, Rome. Photo by Roberto Apa.



ROME.- The meaning of the usual exhortation to go beyond appearances is unclear. In fact, choosing to appear in a certain way, in a certain circumstance, should say a lot about the essence of things. Would it not therefore be more accurate to say that appearances are a representation of reality itself?

A slow and context-responsive process characterizes the work of Gaia Di Lorenzo, You are not alone, 2017 - 2022, whose research investigates the nature of things in their opposites - the fragile in the hard, the natural in the artificial - without privileging either aspect, but making them accomplices. Her artistic practice revolves around ecologies of adaptation, their role in processes of self-identification and power dynamics. Conceived as misleading representations of reality, her works are the product of a sedimentation of ideas and references that recount the contradictions of existence, without wishing to summarize its complexity, but affirming a different identity from the one attributed to it.

The Yew is a one of Earths most long-lived plant. It is considered sacred by many pre-Christian religions. In England, mature yews are nowadays mainly found in Churchyards but they usually precede the founding of the church building. Yews grow slowly and adapt greatly, even changing gender. In Gaia Fugazza's work, Yew, 2020, Roos Carr figures, dated around 600 BC, are engraved. Originally carved from yew wood, they have the interesting feature of being able to change sex through removable genitalia, suggesting a very ancient knowledge of the yew's adaptive quality.

Cardboard has many layers. Not only can one paint on it, but you can use every groove, every tear, every slit. You can build and deconstruct meanings between its layers. What makes the first layer complicated is that we don't know what is underneath, but holes, tears and slits are ways to access the layer underneath. Shadi Yasrebi transfers the essence of Iranian-Islamic architecture, made of domes and arches, under which you can feel safe, onto her cardboard sculptures. The carved shapes and colour of Cold Trip and Orange Afternoon, 2022, brings back to those architectural forms. Gaining access to one's deepest and most private layers means that you have gained access to one's personal space or 'architecture'.

Gaia Di Lorenzo (Rome, 1991) lives and works in Rome. Recent solo exhibitions include: 2022 - ADA, Rome (upcoming); 2019 - ADA, Rome (solo); 2018 - Jupiter Woods, London (with Pietro Librizzi). Recent group exhibitions include: 2022 - PANORAMA, Italics, Monopoli (upcoming); 2021 - GAM - Galleria Arte Moderna, Rome, Una Boccata d’Arte, Fondazione Elpis, in collaboration with Galleria Continua, various locations; 2017 - Galleria Tiziana Di Caro, Naples. Residencies projects include: 2021 - Forma Arts, London, UK; 2019 - Painting Workshop, Nuoro, Quadriennale di Roma. Di Lorenzo is the founder of CASTRO, an alternative learning program in Rome.

Gaia Fugazza (Milan, 1985) lives and works in London. Recent solo exhibitions include: 2021 - Richard Saltoun (online), Case Chiuse by Paola Clerico, Milan; 2019 - Häusler Contemporary, Zurich (with Haroon Mirza), Gallleriapiù, Bologna; 2015 - Zabludowicz Collection, London. Her performances have been presented at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2019; Lisson Gallery, London, 2018; South London Gallery, London, 2018; Kunsthall Oslo, 2018. Her work has been included in biennales and institutional shows such as LIAF, Svolvær (upcoming 2022); 2018 - Baltic Triennial 13, Vilnius; 2015 - Whitechapel Gallery Open, London, Tinguely Museum, Basel, Mediterranea, Milan.

Shadi Yasrebi (Tehran, 1989) lives and works in Tehran. She is a graduate of Graphic Design from Azad University. Recent solo exhibitions include: 2022 - Dastan Basement, Tehran; 2020 - Bavan gallery, Tehran; 2018 - Knack Gallery, Tehran. Recent group exhibitions include: 2021 - Mayten’s Project, Toronto.










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