Ana Hillar makes us breathe with the “Tummo” exhibition at Tempesta Gallery

Nature is the starting point of all the artistic production of Ana Hillar, an Argentine artist who currently lives and works in Faenza, a city where he studied archaeological ceramic restoration. After getting noticed with the installation “Sombra del Viento“, The staff”Humano”And numerous exhibitions around the world, now Ana Hillar is ready to present her latest work.

Will inaugurate Tuesday 21 JuneAt Tempesta Gallery in Foro Buonaparte 68 in Milan, “Tummo”, A path that starting from nature will make spectators rediscover the most intimate and hidden part of themselves.

“Tummo” takes its name from an ancient Buddhist breathing technique that allows us to survive in extreme conditions and its goal is to bring our attention back to the body as a living organism that we too often forget to listen to.

Inside the space of Tempesta Gallery, Ana Hillar offers us a journey to discover the self through material works and installations in unpublished stoneware and created specifically for this exhibition. Among the series of sculptures present, the site-specific installations stand out Breath And Habitat.

“Taking the material from the earth, making use of ancient techniques, such as cooking with wood, knowing how to guide the fire to assist in the necessary transformation is fundamental in my research, getting closer to the roots of an ancestral culture that belongs to us. […] The direct dialogue with the material implies a slow and long process, it could be compared to the cycles of agriculture, the collection of the material, the preparation, the slow and progressive development of the form, the drying and finally the cooking. Like a mantra, it beats time in a slow and repetitive way. […] Tummo is the expression of the beat that tirelessly resists, persists and repeats itself, inevitably incessant.”- Ana Hillar

“Tummo“Will be open to the public from 21 June to 7 October.