The exhibition "Look at Me III" is a exploration of the human body
A collective interpretation of a topical theme
January 26th, 2024
The third and final chapter of the Look at Me trilogy represents the last attempt to artistically translate the research on the body as we see it, live it and perceive it. Taking elements from the previous editions, Look at Me III combines the reflection on the body in its aesthetic, erotic and physiological function in a collective exhibition that articulates itself around the work by four artists. While Tommaso Ottomano celebrates the body by recognizing it in ints simplicity - in an nss project entitled Body - enhancing its undeniable presence in actions and gestures of the everyday, Beatrice Favaretto reflects upon the sexual awareness that finds place though - and within- the body, while questioning its representational form. As always, Look at Me provides a collective interpretation rather than an individual one of a repeatedly debated and represented theme, introducing the viewer to a more in-depth perspective on the subject.
Sexual desire and the realm of the physical are themes that come back in the work by Daan Couzijn, who creates digital landscapes of human affection with an eye on queer love and the (in) possibilities of sexual expression. Salomé Chatriot explores issues of identity, gender and sexuality through a distinctly erotic component, while also challenging dominant narratives concerning the relationship body-technology. In different facets and shapes, the selected artworks reflect the same desire to research the physical entity of the body and question or highlight a specific aspect of it, sharing the same will of celebrating it in its complexity. As the choice of the location also indicates, Look at Me III draws inspiration from the contemporary cult of the body in order to further investigate it in an artistic key, setting the ground for a common experience of both beauty and reflection.
Look at Me III will take place at the Royal Hammam Sauna, located at 16 Plezzo Street, Milan.