Tra Parentesi Exp3 2018

Editor: Okay, next up we have Alfio Giuffrida’s "Tra Parentesi Exp3" from 2018, a mixed-media collage. It looks like a cross between a model kit still on its sprues and some kind of strange, geometric plant. What jumps out at you when you look at this piece? Curator: Ah, Giuffrida! What I see is playful rebellion, a delightful hijacking of our expectations. It's like he's saying, "Here, have some order, but let's make it absurd." The pop-art colours and hard lines fight with the organic "tree" shape in a way that I adore. Does that contrast speak to you, or do you read it differently? Editor: I get the playfulness, definitely. It almost feels like a critique of consumer culture, all these pre-packaged bits of…stuff. Curator: Exactly! And the "Tra Parentesi," that "between brackets," that could mean so many things. Is he containing chaos, or releasing it? And that hint of Op Art gives it a subtle visual buzz, doesn’t it? Like the whole thing is about to vibrate off the canvas! I can't help but imagine these little components as characters in some avant-garde play, each waiting for their cue. Do you get a theatrical feel from it at all? Editor: Hmm, I hadn’t thought about it that way, but I can see it. A really minimalist, almost Beckett-like drama, maybe? Curator: Precisely! It’s amazing how a seemingly simple composition can unlock such complex associations. You started seeing commentary on consumerism, and ended thinking on a stage, so it is really open to your interpretation! What will someone in 50 years see? It is all still a play, don't you think?