MEMORIE DAL FUTURO
Castello Scaligero di Malcesine Malcesine, Italy
Katja Loher and Dario Tironi
April 22 – October 29, 2023
Curated by Marina Pizziolo

Transparent Threshold 2023 
Through a multi-sensory experience, the installation aims to reveal the splendour and complexity of marine life forms invisible to the human eye. This installation invites us to experience a journey into a threatened underwater world, to discover the beauty and fundamental importance of plankton. This slowly drifting galaxy of animal and plant micro-organisms sustains ocean ecosystems, acting as the base of the food chain and producing a quantity of oxygen similar to that of all the world’s forests. 

The installation consists of seven “planets” on which different videos are projected. The videos are made by superimposing the dance of performers filmed from above on microscopic images of plankton, provided by scientists working alongside the artist. Below the planets, the projection of a video on the ground casts our eyes into a body of water, the edges of which we can look over to discover the life pulsating within. The collective and rhythmic movement of the plankton is recreated by the dance of the performers, who take on the appearance of infinitely small creatures. The installation is accompanied by the music of Colombian composer JP Beltran.

A collaboration with

• Comune di Malcesine

• Marina Pizziolo and Romano Ravasio: Artconsulting.net

• EdiXion

• Kromya Gallery