Querceta di Seravezza
27.07—15.09.2022
The works of Nikita Gale, Lorenza Longhi and Himali Singh Soin, are the winners of the 5th edition of the Henraux International Sculpture Prize in memory of Erminio Cidonio.
The event, intended for artists aged under 40, is one of the Henraux Foundation’s initiatives geared towards artistic and technological innovation and experimentation, and towards emphasizing the legacy of marble in terms of its history and production.
After examining the applications presented by each member of the selection committee composed of Lorenzo Giusti, Fatima Hellberg, João Laia, Luca Lo Pinto, Lucia Pietroiusti, Yasmil Raymond and Zoé Whitley, the jury made up of Edoardo Bonaspetti, Vincenzo de Bellis, Letizia Ragaglia, Eike Schmidt and Roberta Tenconi decided to award the three international artists who best met the requirements of the Prize.
The three projects that were selected stood out for their significant degree of artistic and technological experimentation, and for their ability to tackle some defining themes of the contemporary world. In different ways, the artists explored fields of research that ranged from environmental urgencies to economic and production dynamics, from reflections on the work of art to the definitions of original sculptural languages.
Nikita Gale, “MARMI”, 2022
Nikita Gale’s work, "MARMI", reverses the traditional idea of marble as a metaphor for solidity and permanence. After recording noises of the extraction and refining processes, the artist created a sound composition mounted on cassette tapes, an outdated medium, that were produced using marble dust, a versatile and ductile material.
Lorenza Longhi, “Business Card(s)”, 2022
Lorenza Longhi’s project, "Business Card(s)", rethinks the functions and operations of marble processing in close collaboration with the departments of the Henraux company. Starting from applications in architecture and interior design, the artist chooses to look at marble not for its decorative qualities, but as a raw material, using unfamiliar elements and testing unexpected combinations.
Himali Singh Soin, “Too Much and Not Enough”, 2022
The multi-year research on polar ice by Himali Singh Soin takes the form of "Too Much and Not Enough", a two-stage project involving the Arctic antipodes. The artist created a marble reproduction of Deception Island, a former whaling station in the Shetland sub-Antarctic archipelago. During the inauguration of the exhibition, there will be a performative ceremony inspired by Tibetan mandalas during which Singh Soin will recreate the post-colonial Arctic Island, Blomstrandhalvøya, or Ny-London, accompanied by percussionist and composer David Soin Tappeser.
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Himali Singh Soin and David Soin Tappeser, Too Much and Not Enough, 2022 (performance). Hen-raux International Sculpture Prize, 2022. Photo: Nicola Gnesi. Courtesy Fondazione Henraux and the artists -
Himali Singh Soin, Too Much and Not Enough, 2022 (detail). Henraux International Sculpture Prize, 2022. Photo: Nicola Gnesi. Courtesy Fondazione Henraux and the artist
From 27th July to 15th September 2022, it will be possible to simultaneously visit the winning works of the 5th edition of the Henraux International Sculpture Prize and the "Collezione Henraux 1960-1970" exhibition, curated by Edoardo Bonaspetti.
the works of Nikita Gale, Lorenza Longhi and Himali Singh Soin are intertwined with an evocative setting in which the important sculptures created in the decade between 1960-1970 by the company.
The exhibitions can be visited without reservation on Fridays and Saturdays, from 6 to 9 pm, and on other days only by appointment by writing to henraux@henraux.it.
After examining the applications presented by each member of the selection committee composed of Lorenzo Giusti, Fatima Hellberg, João Laia, Luca Lo Pinto, Lucia Pietroiusti, Yasmil Raymond and Zoé Whitley, the jury made up of Edoardo Bonaspetti, Vincenzo de Bellis, Letizia Ragaglia, Eike Schmidt and Roberta Tenconi decided to award the three international artists who best met the requirements of the Prize.
The three projects that were selected stood out for their significant degree of artistic and technological experimentation, and for their ability to tackle some defining themes of the contemporary world. In different ways, the artists explored fields of research that ranged from environmental urgencies to economic and production dynamics, from reflections on the work of art to the definitions of original sculptural languages.