Sintesi a Colori
Group Show
Fondazione Garuzzo
Organised by the Garuzzo Foundation, Sintesi a Colori is an exhibition that explores the relationship between artistic creation and technological development, placing particular attention on how these forces shape the present and influence our capacity to imagine the future. The exhibition seeks to highlight the interconnection between awareness, innovation, and the act of making — exploring how technology, industry, and art have intersected in postwar Italy and continue to do so in the contemporary landscape.
Hosted on the first floor of La Castiglia in Saluzzo, the show presents a selection of contemporary works by Italian artists — including contributions from the Permanent Collection — in dialogue with a curated group of historical objects that represent the evolution of Italian design and technological ingenuity. Through this juxtaposition, the exhibition traces the continuum between form and function, intuition and project, material and meaning.
The artistic works on display reflect an engagement with both material processes and conceptual frameworks, emphasizing how contemporary practices navigate the legacies of modern Italian innovation. The exhibition places particular importance on the role of the artist as an active agent within collective cultural transformations, suggesting new models for shared futures beyond the traditional dynamics of the art system.
By revisiting a historical moment in which Italian industrial production and artistic experimentation intersected to produce objects of both cultural and aesthetic value, Sintesi a Colori offers a broader reflection on how creativity — understood as a synthesis of vision, knowledge, and design — continues to serve as a vital tool for interpreting and shaping the world.
Among the works selected for the exhibition is Impetus I (2020) by Alessandro Vasapolli, a photographic piece that exemplifies a radically experimental use of the medium. By replacing the camera’s documentary role with a generative approach grounded in optical systems, chromatic algorithms, and mechanical devices, the artist eliminates the need for post-production, creating images that are not manipulated but rather produced through a non-human visual language. Rooted in a non-human visual logic, the work disrupts habitual frameworks of observation and opens up a reflection on the role of artistic experimentation in expanding perceptual boundaries.
