Artverona, Art an the city 2022

"The material and spiritual universe are not distinct experiences. In the undisputed and traditional scheme of things, spiritual existence, nature and man form an indissoluble union. More concretely, in the vision of the aborigines, there is no distinction between man and earth: they are literally part of each other” - Erich Kolig

In the oldest cultures, the theme of human existence is closely connected to the territory. Man has always sought answers about his origins in Nature and has begun through art to give an image to those creative forces, responsible for inexplicable phenomena.

The exhibition of the works of Carlo Brunelli and the collection of Tiziano Meglioranzi tells different ways of representing what human reason has never found an answer to, travelling through time and space. The contemporary artist Carlo Brunelli recalls in colours, brushstrokes and shapes the four elements (earth, water, fire and air) to recreate an environment that shows the essence of Nature in its powerful and, at the same time, fragile simplicity. The works of the peoples (mainly from Africa and Oceania), which are part of the collection of Tiziano Meglioranzi, reveal the image that different cultures have attributed in the past to natural forces, belonging to their sacred dimension.

The Walkabout is in fact a concept taken from Aboriginal culture and refers to a physical and spiritual path, aimed at the search for one's ancestors through reunion with Nature. This exhibition therefore wants to re-propose a Walkabout for the visitor, a journey into Nature and the Art of the origins that becomes an experience of human life.