A methodological paradigm that is never traceable empirically in its conceptual purity, the ideal-type is intended as a utopia that shares characteristics with real objects, even if it does not correspond to any specific example. With it, the materiality of existence must be compared in order to illustrate the significant elements of its empirical content.

It is thus a matter of adopting something imaginary or intangible to better understand the concrete. The concept does not copy real life but underlines its most intrinsic connections. Without any expectation of objectivity, the artists build a kind of seductive, meticulous and inconsistent verisimilitude to verify empirically. By isolating a particular phenomenon from the complex of interactions, and catching uniform elements in the repetition of the same, each one proceeds in structuring the ideal-type that operates as a unilateral and rational measuring device of reality.

The artworks on display question the viewers by encouraging them to develop always new readings on the being within a visual and spatial conversation. The three wall low reliefs from the series Clay Pressings (2016-18) by Athanasios Argianas suggest a liminal space where systems and mechanisms freely swap with intuition. The tapestry Angelicato (2014) by Maurizio Donzelli is the result of in-depth research about the manipulation of the image. Works on paper by Nancy Genn, Construct Blue (2003), & Construct Yellow (2003) and Rainbars 6 (2011), are earthy, solid, layered, full of spirituality. Their pure and raw material fits in the unique variations of colours and textures, releasing a sharp and delicate lyricism. The steel sculpture Sem Titulo, Da Serie Nexus #2 (2013) by Artur Lescher is composed of single pieces in suspension, which highlight their volume and deny the action of the force of gravity. The wood, paint, resin and lead work by James Lewis, Diseases of Warm Lands (Rhombus) (2018), corresponds to an extinct star constellation and is a visual monument to the impossibility of defining the parameters of human understanding and endeavours. Study for a sculpture (2016-19) by Alice Pedroletti is a series of photographs and paper sculptures, accompanied by sketches, that recreate a hypothetical landscape. They are fragile and temporary prototypes that constitute a city inspired by organic shapes. The works from the series Essenziali (1990-95) by Antonio Scaccabarozzi are self-representations of the pictorial body; free strokes of pure colour, wide, oblique, accurate and strong, without any support. Result of the interpretation of the practise of assemblage and contemporary weaving, De la serie tapices con metales (2016), Escultura en acero (2016), and Sin Titulo (2018) by Veronica Vazquez express the reperforming value of the material

Artists :  Athanasios Argianas (1976, Athens, Greece; lives and works in London)  Maurizio Donzelli (1958, Brescia, Italy; lives and works in Brescia)  Nancy Genn (1930, San Francisco, United States; lives and works in San Francisco)  Artur Lescher (1962, Sao Paulo, Brazil; lives and works in Sao Paulo)  James Lewis (1986, London, England; lives and works in Vienna)  Alice Pedroletti (1978, Milan, Italy; lives and works in Milan)  Antonio Scaccabarozzi (1936 - 2010, Lecco, Italy)  Veronica Vazquez (1970, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay; lives and works in Uruguay)