DISSUADER
ART AND DESIGN
BY FRANCO PERROTTI
ON THE OCCASION OF DUBAI DESIGN WEEK
AND DUBAI ART WEEK 2024
NOVEMBER 6-24, 2024
ALSERKAL AVENUE GALLERY
Street 17 Industrial, Area 1 Al Quoz
Area Warehouse 46 DUBAI
Under the auspices of the Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi
An artistic project exploring the theme of borders and rejection and the complex relationship between human beings.
The installations are conceived as a staging of Franco Perrotti’s design and creative process, blending and organizing the themes and languages of his “Design Practice” with the content and representations of his Art. The exhibition path consists of 25 works presented on the two levels of the spacious location. On the ground floor, the large “Dissuaders” and reinterpretations of details in various sizes made with different materials are displayed. The walls feature videos produced by photographer and director Bruna Rotunno, audiovisual director Ernani Paterra, and photographer Enrico Di Nenno, interpreting the work and creative force of an artist who combines “handmade” following traditional work standards with the results of high-tech machines, blending tradition and digital. On the mezzanine, 16 specimens of glazed ceramic and steel nail Dissuaders will be exhibited, complemented by a design detail with a dual function as a container and display table, made of wood and steel accessories. On some walls, bas-reliefs of the Dissuader in resin with gold leaf finish will be displayed. Enhancing the exhibition are videos curated and produced by Bruna Rotunno.
“The dissuader is a thought, a reflection, a metaphor.
I would like it to be a scream.
As time goes by, the world is increasingly saturated with fences,
obstacles, walls, guards, and patrol boats.
Yet, we had moved past Woodstock and the dream was different.”
FRANCO PERROTTI
