PATRICK TUTTOFUOCO
MATERIA ESOTICA, 2025
LUALDI SHOWROOM, MILAN
CURATED BY LUCA MOLINARI 

Materia Esotica, the site-specific installation by Patrick Tuttofuoco for the Lualdi Shoroom, curated by Luca Molinari, redefines the concept of threshold and passageway, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in an experience that blends inside and outside, art and design.

The shopfront creates a visual connection between the inside and outside, turning the passageway into a space-time gateway that amplifies the act of seeing and discovery.

Patrick Tuttofuoco’s work explores the relationship between our bodies, gazes and the unpredictability of encounters. In science, “exotic matter” consists of rapidly decaying, fleeting particles that generate a surplus of energy, thus altering and redefining their current state. An idea that captures the uniqueness of human nature and our capacity for self-reinvention through creativity.

Materia Esotica explores the concept of the threshold as a space of transition and transformation, represented through a human figure in flux. The face, superimposed on multiple levels, gradually becomes a layered image in which each passage is a moment of growth, exchange and the redefinition of space.

“The concept of the threshold is at the heart of everything it is a point of passage, of transformation. I wanted to give shape to the threshold through a human figure in the making. It’s not just the portrayal of a face but a changing image. This work speaks to the human capacity for transformation, to dialogue with others as a force that defines and reshapes us.” - Patrick Tuttofuoco

“Materia Esotica is an intervention that redefines the perspective of the Lualdi shopfront, because it no longer simply leads inside, it creates a proactive connection between the inside and out. It is a mutual exchange of glances that creates a dialogue. Building relationships is essential, and this installation strengthens them, transforming the showroom into a place of passage, reflection and experience”. - Luca Molinari

More on: www.lualdiporte.com

Lualdi Showroom
Foro Buonaparte 74
20121 Milan
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: 9AM-1PM / 2PM-6PM

image: Patrick Tuttofuoco, Materia Esotica, 2025, Neon Light, 450 x 400 cm; photo: Sara Magni