From May 5 to 7, 2022, Emilio Ferro, invited by Projec_To, presents Quantum, a site-specific temporary installation conceived for Palazzo Martini di Cigala in Turin.

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Starting from the inner courtyard of the palace, built in the early eighteenth century, designed by the architect Filippo Juvarra, Ferro's work runs through the beautiful baroque spaces of the building: from the outer courtyard, a beam of concentrated light breaks into the noble rooms, crossing what in Hartmann's theory is defined as the “positive” space between the lines of the grid. Immediately after World War II, the German doctor Hartmann developed a theory according to which the Earth's surface is crossed by a network of energy lines, consisting of bands or "invisible walls" about 21 cm wide arranged along the geomagnetic directions of the earth from North to South and from East to West. At the meeting points of these lines, known as “H nodes”, according to this theory the energy field would be more intense and associated with so-called geopathies.

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Quantum is a work that dialogues with the space in opposition to these nodes, occupying the surface free from the grid theorised by Hartmann and promoting the balance of visitors who stand under the horizontal beam of light. A journey “in the positive” that contrasts with the verticality of Juvarra's dark columns present on the ground floor of the building at two "H nodes". The element of light thus creates a new dimensional level that transcends the polarity of opposites and ends its journey by projecting onto a large structure inside the Palace, generating a circle of light, the essential form of the sun, which radiates the surrounding environment with a suspended energy.

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The installation is accompanied by a sound intervention conceived by the artist himself: white noises and electric vibrations modulate the visitor's experience and create a narrative continuum between the essential force of light and the surrounding architectural space, triggering a new confrontation between art, architecture, science and metaphysics.

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Emilio Ferro uses light and sound, which are the foundations of his creative grammar, to draw a new map capable of revealing a new synthesis between energy and harmony.

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From May 9 to September 22, the closing day of the exhibition, Quantum was replaced by a series of representations of the installation created by the artist.

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Quantum is part of the exhibition Design of Today 2.0 conceived by Projec_To, realized by the gallery owners Simone Becchio (Tempesta Gallery, Milan), Elisabetta Chiono (Crag Gallery, Turin) and Paolo Bonacina (Robilant+Voena, Milan, London, Paris, New York) and aims to represent the artistic avant-garde at 360° in the splendid baroque setting of Palazzo Martini di Cigala in Turin.