Everything Is Fine
Public art installation and solo exhibition by Fabio Catapano
Curated by Serena Tabacchi
15 May 2024 - "Everything is Fine" public installation. Video courtesy of Nexus Projects and Terrazza Colombo.
The public installation serves as a gift to the citizens of Genoa, where the artist reclaims advertising and informational spaces, returning them to the city as temporary havens of calm. Positioned 124 metres high, the screen invokes an almost sacred dimension, urging viewers to reclaim their focus and immerse themselves in the experience of the moment, without resorting to overly complex visual stimuli.
"Everything is Fine" unique digital artwork exhibited in the immersive room. 3072 x 2928, 0:30 mins looping.
A room with 21 LED screens was the location for the immersive solo exhibition by the artist.
"Everything is Fine" 2024: public art installation and digital solo show.
Time-Limited Edition. A1 (594 x 841 mm) giclée print on Hahnemühle Photorag paper.
A time-limited edition of fine art prints was created exclusively for this exhibition. The A1 (594 x 841 mm) artwork is printed on Hahnemühle Photorag paper using the giclée technique. Each print is signed, numbered, and certified by the artist. The prints will be available for collection until June 15, 2024.
Like a mum who consoles her child who wakes up because of a bad dream and says, "Don't worry, everything is fine".
In the era of an attention economy, we are constantly overloaded with information, which causes stress and often leads to decision-making paralysis.
Many argue that we're bombarded with information, but information is not a bomb. It's more like food. We only complained about the abundance of food once we had too much. We produce, consume, and digest more food than we need. Similarly, we're now facing a surplus of information, leading to what's known as "infobesity".
Human attention is a scarce commodity, and companies are aware of it. Attention has become one of the most important currencies. Brands and media companies are fighting to have a few more minutes of our time. Netflix's biggest competitor is our sleeping time.
When the flood of inputs surpasses our brain's processing capacity, our decision-making abilities are drowned. We mindlessly scroll through social media, our emotions numbed by the deluge of data. A heart-wrenching news image holds the same weight as a trivial meme, and we accept this as the norm.
The "Everything is Fine" installation is a gift to the people of Genoa. For a few hours, a screen won't ask for their attention. It won't produce more inputs to be processed.
It's an invitation to heal together, taking some time to fast from information and clean our minds. It will be the voice of a caring mum who reassures us that "everything is fine" and that it was just a bad dream.
Talk: Fabio Catapano and Serena Tabacchi at Terrazza Colombo. 17 May 2024. Video courtesy of Nexus Projects.
Curated by Serena Tabacchi
Organised by Nexus Projects
In collaboration with Terrazza Colombo and Immaterika