Derek Di Fabio
dal 2/10/2013 al 24/10/2013
Segnalato da
Derek Maria Francesco Di Fabio
2/10/2013
Derek Di Fabio
Almanac, London
When the sun is out, his house-shaped face bathes in it. Thee artist will develop a conceptual choreography, the movement of bodies becoming visible against the backdrop of a multifaceted stage. A series of workshops make up the soundtrack for the show, incorporating improvised actions and sought-out materials...
Almanac is pleased to present When the sun is out, his house-shaped face bathes in it, a solo-exhibition by Italian artist Derek Di Fabio.
For his first solo show in the UK, the artist will develop a conceptual choreography, the movement of bodies becoming visible against the backdrop of a multifaceted stage. These movements organically evolve the states of materials: reinforcing the soft and thawing the stiff.
A series of workshops make up the soundtrack for the show, incorporating improvised actions and sought-out materials, the participants are treated as elements in an all-over composition. The installation takes shape through a series of events and activities, like marks on a canvas, which establish a cohabitation of layers.
The pieces are installed along the lines of a playing field, creating the possibility for continuous distraction in horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions. The space of the show becomes a field where roles are played out in order to find a precarious equilibrium.
In a process of de-gendering, the works become part of experiences that can be relived through shared memory. They can no longer be circumscribed (as a who/how/where). The exhibition aims to function as a diving board for creative production, continuously developing new point of departure in order to stop the looping of time.
Derek Maria Francesco Di Fabio (Milan, 1987) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brera. In 2010 he co-founded Motel Lucie, an experimental workshop for developing collective works. He has been involved in a collaboration with Cherimus since 2010. He has worked with Isa Griese as DW2♡♡8 since 2012. Recent activities include Let’s Circus, a project by Marco Colombioni at Piccola Scuola di Circo (2011), Milan, a residency at Fondazione Spinola Banna (2012) and the solo exhibition, Free Range Winter Banana, at Pavillon Social, Lucca – Italy (2013).
Dates and details of the workshops to be announced.
Opening: 3 October 2013, 7-9 pm.
Almanac
55 Dalston Lane - London E8 2NG
Thu-Sun, 1 – 6 pm
Art Licks Weekend: 4-6 October, 11 am - 6 pm