Filippo Minelli
‚Bold Statements‘

Cologne

Filippo Minelli is best known for his series of photographs, Silence Shapes, which shows brightly colored smoke bombs exploding in abandoned landscapes and non-descript urban environments. The smoke bombs lend beauty to the surroundings while at times, they also infuse the landscape with a whiff of danger.

The Italian artist was inspired by political demonstrations that he glimpsed on TV while channel surfing on mute. Smoke-granades had just been set off, shrouding the participants in smoke. The image caught his attention: Minelli felt there was something mysterious and thrilling about it.

Minelli’s images have an ambiguous character; they do not overtly suggest protest or war but something less tangible — politics at a more introspective level.

The sentiment is similar in Bold Statements, Minelli’s current series of performances and installations at Ruttkowski;68, that echoes the themes of Silence Shapes as well.

Filippo Minelli, Shape E/P, Pigment print on Hahnemühle baryta paper mounted on dbond, framed, 2015 110x165cm, edition 1/3+ap


Filippo Minelli, Shape E/N, Pigment print on Hahnemühle baryta paper mounted on dbond, framed, 2015 110x165cm, edition 1/3+ap

June 03 – July 24, 2016

Filippo Minelli

Ruttkowski;68

Bismarckstrasse 70
50672 Cologne
Germany

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