Milano Europa 2000. End of the century. The seeds of the future 2001

" Ásgeirsson´s installations are often silent witness of a performance in which the artist integrates the melting process. When the lava is melted the volcanic nature of the stones is reactivated, as the primary elements of Italy and Iceland were unleashed. By melting together two of the most famous volcanoes of the world, Hekla in Iceland and Vesuvio in Italy, Ásgeirsson is perhaps hinting at the positive subjects which can be the result of the fusion of elements from different places, i.e. the forces that can be released when two cultures meet. The melted lava runs over and unites ice and reproductions of Roman plasters and bends to one of the elements of the human nature: the culture. " Thorgeir Ólafsson art historian.

19/5/2001

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16/9/2001

Palazzo della Triennale, Milan, Italy
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