“I tried to follow Mariano Fortuny’s creative spirit, especially by looking at some of his ornaments, like the famous Silk lamps”. The installation “GELATINA LUX” created by Maria Grazia Rosin doesn’t display lamps but skillfully crafted glasses hanging from the ceiling. Their arrangement might remind us of the ocean depths or the infinite space. From within the structure various colorful lights project their shadows on the bare brick walls of the exhibition room. The effect is extremely fascinating thanks to the faint lighting and the background soundtrack resembling the sounds of the underwater environment created by Gianni Visnardi.

The video as well reminds us of submerged seascapes and remote spaces because, as the artist explains, it is inspired by the black holes in the universe and movement of water all combined to suggest a feeling of implosion. The installation is made up of thirty colorful glass pieces all recently realized by Murano glass craftsmen. They come in various shades (black, red, light blue and green) and shapes.

Maria Grazia Rosin was born in Cortina d’Ampezzo; she worked as Emilio Vedova’s apprentice and her art has been exhibited in many prestigious institutions in Italy and abroad. Nevertheless this is the first time that she was asked to deal with such a challenging space both for its history and size. The exhibition is curated by Silvio Fuso and is the result of a joint effort by Musei Civici in collaboration with Galleria Tognon and other Italian and foreign institutions.

English artist and craftsman Stephen Bottomley was also inspired by Mariano Fortuny’s creativity, taking as a point of reference the designs of his fabrics. Starting by these patterns he has created his jewels using traditional materials such as silver, gold, antique ones like enamel and also an extremely technological material: titanium. Bottomley’s exhibition “TECH-TILE” is held on the first floor of Palazzo Fortuny. Both exhibitions will be open from December 15th to February 17th. Catalogue: “Il Poligrafo” Editions.