‘We need first to understand that the human form—including human desire and all its external representations—may be changing radically, and thus must be re-visioned. We need to understand that five hundred years of humanism may be coming to an end as humanism transforms itself into something that we must helplessly call posthumanism.’

Ihab Hassan, “Prometheus as Performer: Towards a Posthumanist Culture?”

Intercellular hybrids, digital embodiments, artificial consciousnesses, melting together in a blend of unfulfilled existences. We’re still on the brink of grasping the new worlds unfolding before us. Stuck in a barely perceptible hiatus, we’re actively participating in its becoming. Never settled, our human nature cannot slow down its efforts of transcending any predetermined condition. Our fight for survival turned into a grown-ups game of patience in imagining our possibilities.

‘Metallic Taste of Patience’ proposes a contemplation space for our dystopian realities as they’re becoming more and more dissonant. Working at the limit of adaptability of materials, Mattioli brings to the fore a seldom seen organicity of sturdy elements. Juxtaposing technique with subject the works reveal an invisible liminality between the virtualities we populate. Granting a peculiar appreciation to the sublime, thought to form the essence of human psychology, Mattioli enacts a fresh perspective on the pleasing temptations that empower our modern sins.

Metallic Taste of Patience, installation view

Metallic Taste of Patience, installation view

Metallic Taste of Patience 5, 2024
Bronze sculpture, nickel chrome, 23 × 23 × 60 cm, 1/1
Stainless steel cilindric pedestal, 23 cm(d) x 110 cm(h)

Metallic Taste of Patience 4, 2024
Bronze sculpture, nickel chrome, 23 × 23 × 40 cm, 1/1 Stainless steel cilindric pedestal, 23 cm(d) x 120 cm(h)

Metallic Taste of Patience, installation view

Metallic Taste of Patience 4, 2024
Bronze sculpture, nickel chrome, 23 × 23 × 40 cm, 1/1 Stainless steel cilindric pedestal, 23 cm(d) x 120 cm(h)

Metallic Taste of Patience 3, 2024
Bronze sculpture, nickel chrome, 23 × 23 × 40 cm, 1/1 Stainless steel cilindric pedestal, 23 cm(d) x 120 cm(h)

Metallic Taste of Patience 6, 2024
Bronze sculpture, nickel chrome, 23 × 23 × 40 cm, 1/1
Stainless steel cilindric pedestal, 23 cm(d) x 120 cm(h)

Metallic Taste of Patience 6, 2024
Bronze sculpture, nickel chrome, 23 × 23 × 40 cm, 1/1
Stainless steel cilindric pedestal, 23 cm(d) x 120 cm(h)

Metallic Taste of Patience 5, 2024
Bronze sculpture, nickel chrome, 23 × 23 × 60 cm, 1/1
Stainless steel cilindric pedestal, 23 cm(d) x 110 cm(h)