Limbo is a hovering ground, an undefined space where the earthly and the otherworldly meet. A territory dedicated to artistic practices that investigate fluidity, impermanence and transience, reflecting the perpetual fermentation of their time. The inaugural exhibition FALENE draws on this liminal creature, the result of metamorphosis, dwelling between day and night, to reveal its nascent identity and experimental attitude through the works of Ludovica Anversa, Federico Arani and Leilei Wu. Indeed, the artists’ practices are linked by a tension towards hybridisation and contamination, condensed into leaning figures and environments that convey a strong yet elusive sensory dimension. These isomorphic resonances focus on sensual processes of deconstruction and crystallisation. A continuous material transfiguration that feeds layered and never linear narratives, often marked by a search for an ultra-temporal relationship with an organic, atavistic and obscure knowledge – understood as not immediately comprehensible or accessible. They celebrate an interweaving of meaning and value beyond simplistic dichotomies, approaching the principles of dark ecology and postnatural theories.
Ludovica Anversa explores the vulnerability and transformation of the body, painting figures that emerge and fade in a delicate dance between beauty, pain and tenderness. Her works suggest an ethereal and visceral reality in which the body is seen as a porous entity that challenges the boundaries between the perceived and the visible. This investigation of transcorporeality is also central to the practice of Leilei Wu, who develops a hybrid sculptural language in constant renewal through the fusion of organic forms and synthetic materials. She subverts material and computational realities to the point of condensing their shadows into metaphysical impressions, the result of a highly speculative approach, questioning new technologies of production, reproduction and distribution, and emphasising the exploration of their relationship with ecology and mythology.
Science fiction imagery links Wu’s work with that of Federico Arani, whose practice spans sculpture, painting and community projects, mixing influences from proto-science and evolutionary biology to create hybrid tools and images. His use of salvaged materials and archaic practices evokes a post-social and mysterious world, exploring themes of connection, corruption and the desire for lost knowledge. Each work is linked by a character of ambiguity and openness that is at times destabilising, claiming its own right to an opaque and permeable existence.
Available artworks
Study for dowsing (Ear)
2024
ceramic cm cm 9,5 × 4,5 × 2,5; overall installation variable size
Old infrared heat lamp, stoneware ceramic
Odradek unit-09.2 (Radio antenna carrying frame)
2024
cm 41 × 26 × 20
Old steel frame, ceramic stoneware, ceramic, found pin badges, tin, cartridge primers
Via Rosolino Pilo, 14 – 20129, Milano
Tue–Sat 11.00–13.00 14.30–19.00
Via Rosolino Pilo, 14 – 20129, Milano
Tuesday – Saturday
11.00–13.00 14.30–19.00