“Surrounded by Waves,” a solo exhibition by artist Kristina Korò

July 7–13, 2026, at the Exhibition Hall in Piazza Garibaldi, Menaggio

At a time in history when our lives are constantly permeated by data streams, invisible connections, and digital networks, Kristina Korò has created an exhibition that invites the public to reflect on the very nature of contemporary perception. Her works emerge from the intersection of the great European figurative tradition and the technological imagery of the present, giving rise to a visual language that is powerful, immersive, and deeply relevant.

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The title of the exhibition, “Surrounded by Waves,” evokes the universal condition of contemporary human beings: we live immersed in energy fields, electromagnetic waves, digital signals, and information that constantly permeate our physical and mental space. Through a series of works created using mixed media, pictorial reliefs, sculpted surfaces, and pigments of high chromatic intensity,
Korò translates this invisible reality into images capable of making perceptible what normally escapes the eye.

Human figures, references to classical sculpture, and archetypal fragments from antiquity and the Renaissance emerge within compositions permeated by interference, light vibrations, and fragmentation that evoke the language of digital media. The past and the present overlap, prompting reflection on the fate of cultural memory in the age of permanent information.

A defining feature of the artist’s work is the transcendence of the traditional concept of the painting. The works take on irregular shapes, are cut out by hand, and expand into space as autonomous entities. Painting, relief, and object coexist in a single visual experience that directly engages the viewer and makes them an integral part of the work.