Edoardo Dionea Cicconi

Edoardo Dionea Cicconi is an Italian contemporary artist working with installations, sculptures, sound and other media. Addressing universal themes often in an interactive way, he tries to find a synthesis between art and science, investigating the concept and perception of  'time’.  His latest solo-exhibitions were set both in Italian museums, institutions and large scale outdoor installations.

"Everything is interconnected. By studying the cosmos, we learn about anatomy, and the other way around. As an artist, My work is dedicated to expressing this concept within a timeless dimension."

He was the first to showcase a contemporary art installation at the MuMe Museum. Cicconi’s totems interacted with two huge Caravaggio masterpieces, distorting the visitors' perceptions. This marked the debut of the 'XYZT' series. Influenced by contemporary physics, the attempt was to summarise the concepts of space (XYZ) and time (T) and establish a dialogue between its phases (past, present, and future) and their changes. 

The mirror's surface, straight and sharp, has a peculiarity: at times, it reflected reality by distorting it. The image flexed and then returned to its initial appearance. The works moved, catching the viewer—whose image became distorted, disappeared, and then reappeared—by surprise. Viewers 'disappeared' and blended in with the surrounding space. Like a sort of black hole, where everything  inside becomes dense and where, even today, no one knows where this totality will end up.

The artist has focused on creating site-specific installations featuring essential-shaped sculptures in unusual institutional spaces and land-art projects. What seems ‘minimal’ in Cicconi’s work is, in fact, sophisticated, with significant research into innovation and new technology. The dualism between form and concept is a peculiarity of Cicconi’s narrative. As well the  interaction between the artwork and its surrounding space, which creates a metaphysical dimension.