{"id":18993,"date":"2023-05-03T12:21:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penelopearts.com\/arts\/?p=18993"},"modified":"2023-06-05T10:23:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T08:23:53","slug":"symbolon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penelopearts.com\/arts\/blog\/2023\/05\/03\/symbolon\/","title":{"rendered":"Symbolon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cSymbolon\u201d is a word that originated in Ancient Greece, etymologically linked to the contemporary word \u201cSymbol\u201d. A Symbolon was an object, usually a coin, split into two matching parts. These halves were then each given to two parties, such as two families. When one family wanted to send a message to another, a messenger would bring their half of the Symbolon to the receiving family. Only if the two halves matched could the message be delivered.
\nThe series \u201cSymbolon\u201d brings the macrocosm into the microcosm, that is \u2013 on a Universe scale – the human cosmos.
\nThe pieces of this series resemble meteorites, and contain images of the macro and the micro cosmos: galaxies, neural connections, stellar systems and atoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

La parola \u201csimbolo\u201d deriva dal latino symbolum ed a sua volta dal greco \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd s\u00fambolon (segno). L\u2019etimologia di questa parola richiama il significato di \u201cmettere insieme\u201d due parti distinte. Nell\u2019antica Grecia due individui, due famiglie o anche due citt\u00e0, spezzavano un anello, e ne conservavano ognuno una delle due parti a conclusione di un accordo o di un\u2019alleanza. I messaggeri e gli ambasciatori solevano portarsi una delle due met\u00e0 con s\u00e9 per trasmettere un messaggio segreto, che poteva essere consegnato solo a chi possedeva l\u2019altra parte.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il SYMBOLON assume cos\u00ec il significato di \u201cforza per tornare insieme\u201d, la forza di attrazione. Queste opere sono simboliche del fondamendo dell\u2019alchimia, secondo la quale la pi\u00f9 piccola manifestazione di vita contiene l\u2019universo intero. La serie “Symbolon” unisce il macro al micro cosmo, che, nella scala cosmica, corrisponde anche con l’universo umano. Le opere di questa serie richiamano la morfologia dei meteoriti, e contengono immagini appartenenti al macro e al micro cosmo: galassie, connessioni neurali, sistemi stellari e atomi.<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Symbolon 1’ Monumental project, 2023, digital painting, dimensions vary (ratio 1-1)<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Symbolon 2’ Monumental project, 2023, digital painting, dimensions vary (ratio 1-1)<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Symbolon 3’ Monumental project, 2023, digital painting, dimensions vary (ratio 1-1)<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Symbolon 4’ Monumental project, 2023, digital painting, dimensions vary (ratio 1-1)<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Symbolon 5’ Monumental project, 2023, digital painting, dimensions vary (ratio 1-1)<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Symbolon 6’ Monumental project, 2023, digital painting, dimensions vary (ratio 1-1)<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Symbolon 7’ Monumental project, 2023, digital painting, dimensions vary (ratio 1-1)<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Symbolon 8’ Monumental project, 2023, digital painting, dimensions vary (ratio 1-1)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Galaxy<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Galaxy\u2019 (Symbolon series), 2015,
\nMixed media on rock, approx 20×10 cm irregular<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Synapsis\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Synapsis\u2019 (Symbolon series), 2015,
\nMixed media on rock, approx 24×9 cm irregular<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018Tsu\u2019tey, Death of a Star\u2019 (Symbolon series), 2016,
\nMixed media on rock, approx 19×8 cm irregular<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018Mo\u2019at, Birth of a Cell\u2019 (Symbolon series), 2016, Mixed media on rock, approx 16×7 cm irregular<\/span><\/p>\n

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