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In an era such as our own, where we are constantly faced
with infinite transitions, we are often tempted to wonder
if it isn’t possible to codify the different phenomenologies
of contemporary art in a sort of cinematic ritual that would
make it comprehensible in its totality, in its unitary globality.
If we start with the concept that all art (and not only art) is
matter, then it is only natural to reflect on whether it is right
to bring matter back to a level that transmits pure energy. All
this derives from the fact that, alongside the external world,
there is also an interior world. As there are always two sides to
every coin, we would therefore have find the right, but certain,
balance. And man, dealing with art, has, as it were, the possibility
to re-design his own role, along with his limits and boundaries.
The meaning of all this lies in the fact that art, metaphorically, reveals
itself as a travel companion able to accompany us towards new
dimensions of life. It asks us questions about which and how many
resources we are harbouring, about what we are able to mobilise in
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