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Vessels of the Intangible

via 5VIE Art+Design
Cesare Correnti 14 · Via Cesare Correnti, 14 5VIE Art+Design district 2026-04-20 → 2026-04-26
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“Vessels of the Intangible” is a lighting collection at the crossroads of design and art. It explores the invisible sensory forces that animate the body and shape perception before thought. The objects are tangible, yet what they awaken is not. Each piece transforms one of the five senses into a threshold of awareness. As sculptural light, the works metaphorically hold what escapes immediate perception: the afterimage, the echo, the trace, the imprint, and the anticipation, distilled into memory, desire, and longing. Crafted through diverse artisanal practices, the senses are freed from anatomy and become autonomous, almost devotional relics. Light emanates from within, as if sensation itself were escaping into space. Rooted in a psychological Neo Ritual Baroque that is dramatic, tense, and sensorial, the collection shifts from object to encounter, where what matters is not what is seen, but what is felt.
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