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Ampelio Zappalorto
dal 27/2/2002 al 27/4/2002
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27/2/2002

Ampelio Zappalorto

Artinprogress, Berlin

Zappalorto' s multimedial work deals with the themes of identity and duality. Whereas the installations he produced in the early nineties referred loosely to the human body, 1993 saw the beginning of a series of self-portraits. The artist began to focus more intensely on the concepts of duality and opposites, the "I-you" dichotomy inside the individual' s identity and the conflict-ridden but fundamentally harmonic unity of opposites, both on a spiritual and sexual level.


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(Selfportrait - Flowers for Germany)

The exhibition titled "Selfportrait - Flowers for Germany", presented by Artinprogress, is the Berlin premiere of a selection of Ampelio Zappalorto's recent work.

Zappalorto' s multimedial work deals with the themes of identity and duality. Whereas the installations he produced in the early nineties referred loosely to the human body, 1993 saw the beginning of a series of self-portraits.

The artist began to focus more intensely on the concepts of duality and opposites, the "I-you" dichotomy inside the individual' s identity and the conflict-ridden but fundamentally harmonic unity of opposites, both on a spiritual and sexual level. In the "O" cycle (1995), a kind of puzzle, Zappalorto sewed together photographs of himself and of his partner, a form of synthesis of the "I" and the "other".

The works presented in this Berlin exhibition centre on the fragmentation of the self. On two large-format photographic works, the artist appears in the guise of two central figures of twentieth century history and art history: first as Hitler, then as Beuys.

Also showing in the Artinprogress Gallery is Zappalorto' s Super 8 film titled "S" (colour, 18 min.), in which the artist rediscovers his alter eg o in the form of his young daughter. The journey the two embark on together i s a metaphor for the experience of initiation. The same subject, bearing the same title, also appears in a photograph included in the exhibition.

Ampelio Zappalorto is born 1956 in Vittorio Veneto (I); he lives and works in Germany and Italy. His work has been on show throughout Europe, both in individual and group exhibitions, including the XLV Venice Biennale.

Opening: Thu., February 28, 2002, 6 - 10 pm

Opening hours: Tue-Fri 2-7 pm, Sa 1-6 pm

ARTINPROGRESS
A project by Pari & Dispari Project
and Fine Arts Unternehmen AG
Founders: R. Chiessi S. Gualdi F. Marinotti S. Pesce

Gallery: Linienstr. 156/157, D-10115 Berlin
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