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Matteo Vettorello | Pressione Simpatica
curated by Irene Sofia Comi
Edicola Radetzky, viale Gorizia, Milan.

Pressione Simpatica (Sympathetic Pressure) is the
first solo show of Matteo Vettorello (Venezia, 1986),
curated by Irene Sofia Comi and specifically designed
for Edicola Radetzky’s spaces, in Milan.

In this exhibition, Vettorello presents the project
Autoindicatore di pressione simpatica (Self-indica-
tor of sympathetic pressure), a large interactive and
site-specific sculpture. Alternating different times and
ways of fruition, the work is designed to actively in-
volve the public, giving back the dual nature of the
work, constantly oscillating between the concept of
work of art and activation device. Almost like a medi-
cal machine for a disease treatment, through a biome-
tric system the sculpture re-elaborates the heart beats
of the “patient-users”, measuring their empathic capa-
city. Together with some mixed-media sketches, and
with a night lighting designed ad hoc, the project be-
comes a metaphor for a critical-ludic vision of the so-
ciety and the surrounding urban landscape: Pressione
Simpatica is at the same time limit and contact betwe-
en alienation and collectivity, living in a threshold
between magical occurrence and contemplative act.

Due to the dual sculptural and performative nature of
the artwork, the public will be able to interact with the
sculpture in the spaces of Edicola Radetzky twice a
week for the entire duration of the exhibition.