Marco Nereo Rotelli

Born in 1955 in Venice (Italy)
Lives and works between Venice and Milan (Italy)

Marco Nereo Rotelli was trained in architecture in Venice. For years he has researched light and the poetic dimension, which Harald Szeemann has defined as “an expansion of the artistic contest.” He has worked with philosophers, musicians, photographers and film directors. But his primary interest remains in the relationship between art and poetry, which has become a constant reference in his work. In 2000 he founded the group Art Project, directed by Elena Lombardi and composed of young artists and architects; together they have realized numerous interventions and urban installation projects. Rotelli has participated in eight editions of the Biennale di Venezia, as well as numerous individual and collective exhibitions. His works are in important museums and private collections all over the world.

Marco Nereo Rotelli writes of his installation on view at KB17: “These long flags are spiritual and existential spaces. The way I see it, poetry is not just poetry for its rhymes and contents. From the art point of view, it is the possibility of visuals in the world of words, even a possibility to think the sound and the space in the time of a verse. These fabrics are like standards which wave the rights of humanity.”