Mitopoiesi

10 & zero uno is pleased to present Mitopoiesi, the solo exhibition of Marzio Zorio (Moncalieri, 1985) at its gallery located just steps from the gardens of the Venice Biennale. The exhibition, opening to the public on October 5th at 6:30 PM, features two sets of new works that explore the relationship between sound and space, communication systems, and memory, all key elements in the artist’s research.

The series of works displayed in the main room consists of various pieces resulting from Zorio’s recent work conducted inside the Murano furnaces in collaboration with Berengo Studio. Here, alongside local craftsmen, Zorio created a body of works that use glass as a sculptural medium and a sound membrane. On this occasion, glass becomes the primary tool the artist shapes, considering its ability to contain, propagate, and distort sound. This medium, molded by both Zorio and the master glassblower, hovers between maritime poetics and experimental laboratories, adapting to the technical possibilities of the material, which becomes the unifying theme of the exhibition.

The relationship with the gallery’s distinctive space (a former butcher shop) shapes the exhibition into two distinct but osmotic moments. The first consists of vases lying like bodies floating in the sea, placed on a high table. These are sculptural objects that propagate sound, vibrating through the manipulation of the electromagnetic field surrounding them. This work, in particular, is conceived by the artist as a performative device, activated through interaction with the audience. Visitors are encouraged to touch and move the sculptures on the table, participating in the composition of a polyphony that changes based on the positioning of these vessels of emptiness—of unknown matter—which, in reality, are full of life. Here, the acoustic component blends sounds from the ocean depths with the natural vibrations of the space, evoking the enchanting songs of sirens: a particularly significant mythological image as a metaphor for the unknown, the connection between sea and land, human and animal.

In this sense, the encounter with the other environment created by the artist shifts the visitor from an aquatic dimension to one linked to the earth and the force of gravity. Here, Marzio Zorio presents a series of seeds encased in laboratory test tubes, constantly moving and creating a steady, hammering rhythm. The seeds appear as living, germinating presences, almost driven by magical propulsion, while simultaneously recalling the cataloguing of a scientific and experimental laboratory.

In this dual vision, the transition from the underwater to the terrestrial realm merges and meets at the surface, creating a soundscape suspended between two worlds: from the depths of the sea to the land beneath our feet, the works engage in a harmonious dialogue, inviting deeper reflection on origins, life, survival, and knowledge.