Mundi de Ideis – Blue Hour
T293 is pleased to present ‘Mundi de Ideis - Blue Hour’, the solo exhibition by Caroline Mesquita (France, 1989), hosted at the historic space of ‘Sala Santa Rita’ from December 20, 2024 to January 6, 2025.
The exhibition unfolds as a poetic and joyful scene, where one human and birds of various sizes and ages meet within the church to engage in dialogue with the architecture and spirituality of the space. The French artist, known for her sculptural practice that intertwines material, form, and narrative, will bring to life an installation in which the figures seem to emerge from the darkness, enveloped by the blue of the "blue hour”. This is the crepuscular moment when natural light takes on unreal and poetic tones, creating an atmosphere of suspension between day and night. It is a time of transition: when bodies awaken and fall asleep, when creatures come to life, when the hidden and alternative parts of the world find space to bloom and vanish.
In harmony with one another, almost like a festive and colorful gathering, these entities can finally coexist in a dimension where all hierarchies are nullified. It is a coexistence of different species, whose forms and visual references are rooted in the imagery of ancient cultures, evoking votive objects, amulets, and iconic sculptures. Created from patinated sheets of brass, the sculptures convey a universal sense of reverence and beauty, with a clear reference to the relationship between humans and the animal kingdom, often considered "divine" in mythology but today threatened with extinction or confined to domestication.
Is this the end or the beginning of an episode? Where are these creatures from, and who gave them life? Are they coming with a message to share with us? For Caroline Mesquita, it is important that the observer is immersed in the scene, to question his place in the world and his relationship with living beings.
More details on opening hours can be found on the website www.culture.roma.it
The exhibition unfolds as a poetic and joyful scene, where one human and birds of various sizes and ages meet within the church to engage in dialogue with the architecture and spirituality of the space. The French artist, known for her sculptural practice that intertwines material, form, and narrative, will bring to life an installation in which the figures seem to emerge from the darkness, enveloped by the blue of the "blue hour”. This is the crepuscular moment when natural light takes on unreal and poetic tones, creating an atmosphere of suspension between day and night. It is a time of transition: when bodies awaken and fall asleep, when creatures come to life, when the hidden and alternative parts of the world find space to bloom and vanish.
In harmony with one another, almost like a festive and colorful gathering, these entities can finally coexist in a dimension where all hierarchies are nullified. It is a coexistence of different species, whose forms and visual references are rooted in the imagery of ancient cultures, evoking votive objects, amulets, and iconic sculptures. Created from patinated sheets of brass, the sculptures convey a universal sense of reverence and beauty, with a clear reference to the relationship between humans and the animal kingdom, often considered "divine" in mythology but today threatened with extinction or confined to domestication.
Is this the end or the beginning of an episode? Where are these creatures from, and who gave them life? Are they coming with a message to share with us? For Caroline Mesquita, it is important that the observer is immersed in the scene, to question his place in the world and his relationship with living beings.
More details on opening hours can be found on the website www.culture.roma.it
