Lorenzo Marini, Bodytype: Art Exhibition

Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery presents, from July 13 to August 31, 2024, at its Forte dei Marmi (LU) location, the solo exhibition Bodytype by Lorenzo Marini. The exhibited works aim to explore the transformation of writing and communication in the contemporary era through a unique fusion of art and language. Marini, founder of TypeArt and author of the Manifesto for the Liberation of Letters (2017), combines photography, digital graphics, and pictorial signs to create "letter-bodies." These represent the social sedimentation of the physical body and the geometry of the body that becomes a sign, valuing the form and singularity of letters beyond their linguistic function.

In his poetics, Marini reflects on how technological evolution is transforming language, risking a shift toward a "non-word" in a world where the need for dialogue and communication is fundamental. Through his works, the artist emphasizes the importance of gestures, expressions, and posture, interpreting the signals of body language as a new means of communication.

With thirty years of experience in advertising and numerous international exhibitions, from New York to Milan, Marini offers a reflection on the language of the present and the future of communication, liberating letters from their traditional linguistic function. His works suggest rather than openly declare, creating a dialogic game between the reader and the composer, a shared intimacy, and a pictorial gesture that recalls Oriental calligraphy.

Bodytype is a visual experience where male and female bodies become letter-icons, transitioning from the realm of reading to that of visual sharing, suggesting a new perspective on language and art.