Originally produced for the Haus der Kunst gallery in Munich, the site-specific installation will return during Milan Art Week next month
Photography by Mattia Balsamini
Can visual poetry open a gateway to the unknown? Can a dimension that otherwise remains inaccessible to our senses be made tangible? And how can a sculpture make the invisible visible?
These are just some of the questions Transmitter / Receiver, a new installation and collaboration between leather goods brand Marsèll and German artist Carsten Nicolai, hopes to answer.
Originally produced for the Haus der Kunst Munich, the installation will return during this year’s Milan Art Week (14-16 April) as part of the SS23 collection at Marsèll Paradise in Milan where it will be on view from 15 April.
Photography by Mattia Balsamini
Nicolai, who lives and works in Berlin, finds inspiration in scientific reference systems and his works often explore mathematical patterns such as grids and codes, error and random structures. In doing so, he continually breaks down the boundaries between various artistic genres.
Following his participation in documenta X (1997) and the 49th and 50th Venice Biennales (2001 and 2003), his works have been presented in national and international exhibitions at renowned museums and galleries, including the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt am Main (anti reflex, 2005), the Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin (syn chron, 2005), among many others.
For Transmitter / Receiver, he explored the intersections of art and science by imagining the unimaginable, staying true to his groundbreaking art. As Marsèll’s SS23 collection examines light and the delicate colours of the summer horizon, the German artist was a natural fit for the Venetian fashion brand’s latest collaboration as his work often finds inspiration in outer space and nature.
Photography by Mattia Balsamini
The site-specific installation functions as a multi-sensory seismograph, investigating the visual and material properties of the universe. Light and colour make the installation come alive and immerse viewers in another world, typical of Nicolai’s mind-bending perspective art.
Particularly relevant to Nicolai’s work is the exploration of chaos and chance. As unexplained phenomena suggest the universe is becoming increasingly chaotic, the artist hopes to recreate this sense of “chaos” in Transmitter / Receiver, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in various patterns, sounds and colour – all in harmony with the Marsèll SS23 collection palette.
Art and culture can inspire thought and creativity in endless ways by opening up new perspectives and possibilities. With its latest collaboration, Marsèll continues its support of artists and creatives, honouring their visions and promoting freedom of opinion and expression.
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