Due orecchie di corno con le loro ombre
Due orecchie di corno con le loro ombre is a sculpture consisting of two ears that surmount two large metal forms representing their oversized shadow. The ears are made of horn, which gives them a pearly appearance and allows for a play of transparency. This motif is recurrent in Diego Perrone’s as it allows him to pursue his reflections on the fullness and emptiness present in the very particular and complex architecture of the auricle. This subject also allows him to explore the material and its potentialities. Most of his ears are presented autonomously and independently of any reference to the human body. Moreover, these representations implicitly evoke mutilation and violence, themes that he likes to explore in his video production, such as in the film Angela e Alfonso (2002) where a man tries to cut off his girlfriend’s ear for love.
Text written by Romane Grouille as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibitions
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 09 Oct to 06 Dec 2008
Galerie Art : Concept, Paris (France)
from 13 Sep to 08 Nov 2008
Diego Perrone
Born in 1970 in Asti, Italie
Diego Perrone pratique l’art vidéo, la photographie et la sculpture. Entre 2005 et 2008, il a produit une série de sculptures de grandes dimensions traduisant son goût pour l’expérimentation technique et la découverte de nouveaux matériaux. Ses œuvres proposent souvent une réflexion sur le rapport entre les vides et les pleins, que ce soit à travers le motif du trou ou celui de l’oreille. Son univers artistique est habité par les mouvements de l’avant-garde italienne tels que l’Arte povera, le futurisme ou la Trans-avant-garde qu’il cite souvent dans son travail.
Né en 1970 à Asti (Italie), Diego Perrone vit et travaille aujourd’hui entre Asti et Milan.
