Matteo Zamagni | Anise Gallery, London

The solo exhibition “Crepuscolo” by digital artist Matteo Zamagni (Cesena, 1992) is the result of a collaboration between Arte Laguna Prize and Anise Gallery (London), which selected Matteo as the winner of the Special “Artist in Gallery” Award of the 13th edition of Premio Arte Laguna. “Crepuscolo” is Matteo Zamagni’s first solo exhibition in the United Kingdom and will also mark the launch of the gallery’s second space in southeast London.

The exhibition includes a new series of digital prints and an exclusive screening of Zamagni’s short film “Horror Vacui” (2018).

Indeed, the gallery was immediately impressed by the imagery, conception, and execution of the video. Matthew’s handling of references to hyper-development and the global crisis is executed with an engaging skill and strong attention to detail combined with an impressive understanding of the medium.

Set in the context of the current climate crisis, “Crepuscolo” explores the relationship between human hyper-development and geological growth. As the artist states, “I wanted to create an environment where people can observe the relationship between humans and nature, its repercussions and interdependence.” The exhibition focuses on the role of human activity in redeveloping and removing the Earth’s resources, thereby disrupting the world’s balance. Zamagni’s kaleidoscopic visions of unnatural worlds where man-made industrial structures and architectures of density are depicted in a state of instability and excess carry the weight of impending ecological disasters.

With the special “Artist in Gallery” awards, the Arte Laguna Prize has created a format of collaboration with international galleries that gives them the opportunity to see a wide range of artistic proposals selected by an international jury and offers artists the chance to hold a solo exhibition in prestigious galleries around the world.

Matteo Zamagni