Date: 31 May – 15 June 2024
Venue: Novalis Art Design, G/F, 197 Hollywood Road, Hong Kong
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The Room I’m In is the solo show by Michele De Lucchi, with the support of the Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong and Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong.
In this exhibition, Michele De Lucchi explores the complex interaction between human beings and the surrounding environment, between the “House with Dormers” and “Pavilion with Legs”, three bronze sculptures, to give meaning and value to everything around us.
The exhibition consists of almost thirty recently created works: ten small wooden sculptures divided into two distinctive series, Casa con gli abbaini (House with Dormers) and Padiglione con le gambe (Pavilion with Legs), three bronze sculptures, called by the author Sasso in bronzo (Bronze Rock), sixteen paintings on paper, and a lithographic work Architetture ideografiche (Ideographic Architectures). Despite representing common objects such as simply shaped houses, pavilions, and rocks, these works present unusual elements: the little houses are dotted with irregular dormers, the small sheds rest on ashlar pillars, the rocks cast in bronze lose the irregularity of the natural material, adopting strong sculptural characteristics, and the paintings, like all objects presented, become almost surreal thanks to the vivacity of the chosen colours.
Filled with alienating and original details, these works reveal the intrinsic multiplicity of our perception because a house is not just a physical structure, but a weave of objects, narratives, relationships, and meanings constantly changing over time. De Lucchi focuses on the contemplation of everyday things, building small monuments of daily life.
