Quartz Studio is pleased to present Masse non nulle, the first solo show in Turin by Davide Mineo (Palermo, 1992), curated by Carlo Corona.

The site-specific installation Masse non nulle, which Davide Mineo conceived for Quartz Studio, visually presents itself as a sculptural-painting mechanism that occupies the exhibition space and alters its perception and thereby conditions the experience of it. The physical and optical substance of the room-sized brass form is capable of attracting and repelling the viewer with the open intention of creating a sense of alienation. In terms of color, the metal’s luminosity creates a powerful contrast with the acrylic painting on the surface within fields of irregular geometric shapes (reminiscent of certain 1950s geometric abstractions). In spatial terms, the room-sized sculptural structure, precariously leaning against the walls and seeming suspended over the hexagonal cement floor pattern, simultaneously orients and disorients those entering the space, transforming Quartz into a new environmental space.

The artist says, “Masse non nulle is a converter of intentions, a union of tangible values, gestures, images, and forms. Its mechanical presence becomes the sequential analysis of an essence, a breaking down of a whole into the parts that make it up, reducing a system to its elements. This is a simplicity that is resolved complexity. Mechanisms scan impressions, thoughts, and instincts that become observable and open to contemplation beyond the possibility of grasping or understanding their meaning.