Flickr, 2007

Second Life, 2007

YouTube, 2007

Santiago Zabala, research professor of philosophy at the University of Barcelona, wrote an article about Filippo Minelli for The New York Times, based on the series Contradictions, which comments on the contradictions of society, brands and art and how they impact the earth’s ecosystem.

When we type “Flickr” or “Facebook” or “YouTube” into a browser, we seek to enter social networks and enjoy secure communication and interaction with a vast number of online users from around the world. Most of us take for granted that these words are understood by others in the same way. But what if rather than type these words on a keyboard we paint them on the walls of slums in Mali, Cambodia or Vietnam. Their meanings would certainly change.

> Read more at The New York Times or check more works by Filippo Minelli

Shape C/L, 2013

Shape C/G, 2013

Shape C/D, 2013

Shape A/Z, 2013

Shape A/V, 2013

Shape A/U, 2013

Filippo Minelli has been shooting more smoke bomb photos this year

Filippo Minelli – Silence: Lines, 2010

Filippo Minelli – Silence: Lines, 2010

Filippo Minelli – Silence: Lines, 2009

Filippo Minelli – Silence: Lines, 2009

Filippo Minelli – Silence: Lines, 2009

Silence: Lines is an on-going series of works by Filippo Minelli, and shares a similar idea like his smoke bomb photos. The line is a tool that is normally used in writing to say nothing. It represents silence and interacts with the urban and rural surrounding in a drastic way without changing it’s own nature. In Chinese culture the horizontal line represents the primordial breath, the separation between earth and sky and shows separation and unity at the same time, portraying the cycle that rules everything on the planet.

Photos above are taken in various locations around Europe in 2009-2011.

> see more Silence: Lines works on Public Delivery

Installation view

Installation view

That Discussion, 220x360cm, mixed media on canvas, board and dibond
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Shape: Burn A/C, 180x240cm, mixed media on canvas
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Twitter, 110x165cm, print on dibond

Line A/B, 40x60cm, print on Hahnemühle paper

Line A/H, 40x60cm, print on Hahnemühle paper

Installation view

Shape B/B, 2012

Shape A/N, 2012

After the video teaser and a preview here are some exclusive installation views of Filippo Minelli’s solo show in Germany, enjoy! The exhibition runs until January 20.

This Friday, Filippo Minelli’s first solo exhibition in Germany, Silence Shapes, opens at Ruttkowski;68 in Cologne. It features a series of images showing artificial, colored smoke violently erupting in pristine, natural landscapes. The contrast shows that beauty can be found in clashing visions. Also, new large canvases will be on display.

UPDATE: Photos of the exhibition opening

Silence:Shapes – B/B, 2012 (from Silence: Shapes series)

New shooting for his Flags series in Rotterdam Centrum

In Chuan Art book (#2) from Taiwan

Restlessly Filippo Minelli has been traveling throughout Europe. Several new works have been made, one of them is Santa Europa da Esperança, a public installation in Lisboa. Others have been exhibited at the Noordkaap Tour, a group show in Dordrecht, Netherlands, which showed a review of some of his recent works: the We don’t need you at all performance in Cologne, Germany, the Flags of Istanbul and others.

Minelli’s next exhibition takes place in London this Saturday (Nov 10), a 1 day only group show at Chris Beetles Fine Photographs Gallery. After that a solo show in Cologne, Germany at Ruttkowski68 opens on Dec 7. Pick up the next issues of Elephant (NL) and Inventario (IT) because they feature some of his new works.