For the tenth anniversary of its founding, the Comitato Fondazioni Arte Contemporanea proposes a project of collaboration between Foundations for Contemporary Art and Academies of Fine Arts. The project aims to connect the world of education, represented by the Academies, as the main venues for higher education, specialization and research in the artistic field, and the professional sphere, represented by a group of foundations, belonging to the Committee, with the goal of promoting the young artistic generation.

Fondazione Merz and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo will collaborate to present three of the most promising artists from the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin: Matilda Elia (currently enrolled), Volga Sisa (bachelor’s degree, 2024), and Gabriele Provenzano (master’s degree, 2024).

The practices are linked by a reflection around emotion and the body; Matilda Elia will open the project with a performance at the Fondazione Merz and a group exhibition with the works of Gabriele Provenzano and Volga Sisa will follow in the spaces of the Fondazione Sandretto.

Matilda Elia (Turin, 2002) explores the deep relationship between body, sound, and imagination in her artistic research. Through her own body, she recreates scenarios inspired by the world of theater and all the elements that compose it: makeup, costumes, set design, and music.
In her performance Vibrazione interna (Internal Vibration), the artist transforms her body into a musical instrument, merging her skin with the music and becoming one with the sound. Through her works, Matilda not only tells stories but also seeks to engage the audience on a sensory and emotional level, exploring the infinite possibilities of connection between sound, body, and space.