Déséquilibre dirigé

Federica Nadalutti’s current art, which has its roots in abstract lyricism, is now expressed according to the pure principles of minimalism and eschews all emotional sentiment, returning to the essence of an art form in which ‘more’ is ‘less’ and ‘less’ is ‘more’. Her artistic techniques are based on several principles, such as series, combinations and variations of pure forms. The structures underpinning her work are elementary, created using simple, monochrome materials. Imbalance is a form of balance that is situated differently. It is the form that chooses its place, its ‘unstable’ stability in space, through its weight and volume. All the elements here seek to depict open, unexpected spaces, slightly off-balance, like objects hastily placed in passing, which have found their position in an almost arbitrary arrangement by the artist. Created from simple, everyday materials (cardboard, Plexiglas, plaster, chipboard, lacquered steel) or sketched in pencil, the work seeks above all to set aside its subjective dimension. Nevertheless, whilst the artist’s hand is devoid of emotion, as if absent, the viewer’s body is often actively engaged; for to appreciate the work in its entirety, the viewer must move the sculptures or move around them, thereby imbuing the work with personal impressions – in short, with subjectivity. Philippe Renaud