Danilo Bastione

The Book of Saturday

The Book of saturday
2024
Mixed media
plaster, concrete, found objects

Part of the exhibition „Boden der Tatsachen“ by Kunstarkaden Munich.

This work recreates a scale of intimacy through the reinterpretation of a book as technical drawing.  Structures, mechanisms. But instead of valve, tanks and switches there are the pages of a book. On some of these pages of this manual there are also hidden "geometries".. chemical formulas that do not describe dogmas and theses but the drugs use for the schizophrenia.
A symbolism through chemistry that makes us reflect on our relationship with madness. On how we move through reason and artistic creation.
The Book of Saturday - something that you don't read during the week. You read it on Saturdays, free-willed.