Audiovisual work made on the pictorial works of the artist Lorenzo Malfatti as part of the series Beyond the Dark. Oltre il Buio, in dialogue with the images of the particular vegetation of the naturalistic oasis Lecciona in Viareggio (Italy).
Some studies for works on paper that will constitute the project "Beyond the dark", a cycle of works in progress with which I will address the theme of war and the degradation of humanity of our time.
History seems to dramatically retrace its own steps, so starting from the memory of the Nazi-fascist massacre of Sant'Anna di Stazzema, my reflection on the contemporary world and on the worrying obscurantist drift of the current 21st century is bor
Never as in this period has humanity reached the edge of the precipice and consciences seem anaesthetised and homologated to a single thought, so that dramatic events, sufferings and worrying future scenarios, if not even imminent, slip away in the indifference of a daily habit of facts.
In a similar historical, political and social context that glimpses increasingly dark clouds on the horizon, however, there is a glimm of light that tries to filter through the darkness. And it is precisely beyond the darkness that they must turn the eyes of all consciences who feel the need to witness their indignation and to work for a change.
In this sense, Art has always played and can continue to play an important function in telling, denouncing and witnessing history through the creative elaboration of the image that surpasses rhetoric, penetrating strongly into the emotional sphere of each of us.
Through a painting, a music, a poetic verse we provoke an emotion that scratches the harsh rind of our apparent rational convictions and transports us to a dimension closer to the Soul.
Art helps us to be Human, that is, beings capable of feeling feelings, emotions, having critical thinking and making us feel better people, capable of reacting to indifference.
The works that I will present in this cycle are not captioned images, they do not tell real stories or depict characters, but open doors to imaginary worlds, testify to the anguish and pain of our time, but they always give a glimpse of a light of hope.
It is from the pain that you can be reborn, it is from the rubble that you can rebuild the strongest and safest foundations on which to build our new House.
Lorenzo Malfatti