Just as conceptualized in Poor Art, Pier Paolo Calzolari has been working from the beginning with materials in constant dialogue with each other, humble and sourced from semi-industrial urban contexts or natural elements. Among these materials are fire, wood, as well as scraps, everyday objects, and neon tubes His works are encounters in every sense, between the viewer and the object that exists in the everyday, but in this case has undergone a transformation. They are also encounters between artificial and processed elements in opposition to the natural and primal element, such as fire. From April 21 to April 24, on the occasion of the exhibition opening, the performance “Mangiafuoco” will take place, in which a real performer will spit fire hourly from 11 am to 7 pm.
The performance was replicated at the Madre Museum in Naples in 2019.
