work
AUTORITRATTO ALLO SPECCHIO: FRAGILITA’
| category | Installation |
| subject | Human figure |
| tags | videoscultura, videoinstallazione, autoritratto, Io, Meditazione, Preghiera visuale |
| base | 90 cm |
| height | 80 cm |
| depth | 53 cm |
| year | 2024 |
1:46| 2024
The video sculpture Self-Portrait in the Mirror: Fragility represents an exploration into the most intimate dimensions of the artist's identity. With it, Marco Balbi Dipalma does not merely expose a reflection of his physical self, but creates an inner dialogue that becomes a reflection of Being. This enquiry takes shape in the representation of the body reflected in the mirror, where the latter becomes a gateway reflecting the fragility and delicacy of the human condition, opening up an understanding of the relationship with the other.The holographic technique allows the concept of transparency to be expanded, which is expressed in a visual play between what is real and what is reflected. Plexiglass creates an overlapping effect between the image and the surrounding space, transforming the self-portrait into an evanescent yet incisive presence. The figure becomes an ephemeral and elusive sign, a symbol of the fragile and transitory condition of existence. The transparency of the installation becomes a powerful symbol of vulnerability and openness: the ‘self’ reflected in the mirror of the hologram merges and dissolves, becoming the space of an encounter with otherness. The holographic installation develops the self-portrait in a pictorial sense, taking the image from figurative to abstract and finally to light. It relates to the ambient lighting and the observer, who becomes a participant in creating a point of view from which to see. His gaze paints, as in a cubist work, a multiple perspective and implements a continuous shared self-portrait. The technique of datamoshing, of removing frames from the image, breaks up the figure into luminous matter. The jagged colours reveal the ambivalence of inner fragmentation. Being fragmented, expresses the pain of the loss of identity form, but at the same time fragmenting, as in a Buddhist meditation, is a practice to create space and seek a broader vision of being.The work thus takes on a universal dimension, of reflection on shared humanity. The holographic ‘double’ is fragile, transparent, almost insubstantial, and in this very vulnerability lies its strength and authenticity. The video installation is configured, in this light, as a path of discovery and acceptance of fragility, in which the artist invites the public to mirror themselves in the work, to recognise the value of their own vulnerability and to explore, in an intimate and reflective way, the dialogue between identity and otherness. In the centre of the void of the inverted pyramid, where the video materialises, is placed a red rose petal. It is the fragile touch of the soul. An interior space that unites us. In the mirror, the human figure opens up to dialogue with the Being.
The video sculpture Self-Portrait in the Mirror: Fragility represents an exploration into the most intimate dimensions of the artist's identity. With it, Marco Balbi Dipalma does not merely expose a reflection of his physical self, but creates an inner dialogue that becomes a reflection of Being. This enquiry takes shape in the representation of the body reflected in the mirror, where the latter becomes a gateway reflecting the fragility and delicacy of the human condition, opening up an understanding of the relationship with the other.The holographic technique allows the concept of transparency to be expanded, which is expressed in a visual play between what is real and what is reflected. Plexiglass creates an overlapping effect between the image and the surrounding space, transforming the self-portrait into an evanescent yet incisive presence. The figure becomes an ephemeral and elusive sign, a symbol of the fragile and transitory condition of existence. The transparency of the installation becomes a powerful symbol of vulnerability and openness: the ‘self’ reflected in the mirror of the hologram merges and dissolves, becoming the space of an encounter with otherness. The holographic installation develops the self-portrait in a pictorial sense, taking the image from figurative to abstract and finally to light. It relates to the ambient lighting and the observer, who becomes a participant in creating a point of view from which to see. His gaze paints, as in a cubist work, a multiple perspective and implements a continuous shared self-portrait. The technique of datamoshing, of removing frames from the image, breaks up the figure into luminous matter. The jagged colours reveal the ambivalence of inner fragmentation. Being fragmented, expresses the pain of the loss of identity form, but at the same time fragmenting, as in a Buddhist meditation, is a practice to create space and seek a broader vision of being.The work thus takes on a universal dimension, of reflection on shared humanity. The holographic ‘double’ is fragile, transparent, almost insubstantial, and in this very vulnerability lies its strength and authenticity. The video installation is configured, in this light, as a path of discovery and acceptance of fragility, in which the artist invites the public to mirror themselves in the work, to recognise the value of their own vulnerability and to explore, in an intimate and reflective way, the dialogue between identity and otherness. In the centre of the void of the inverted pyramid, where the video materialises, is placed a red rose petal. It is the fragile touch of the soul. An interior space that unites us. In the mirror, the human figure opens up to dialogue with the Being.
