Biography
Born in Switzerland (1993) from Italian and Lebanese parents, Leonardo recalls his fascination for the bombed up buildings of Beyrouth upon his first visit at the age of seven. The raw beauty of those giant concrete edifices turned into sculptures by the civil war revealed his obsession with materiality, and the cyclic nature of existence.
Eventually, those became the bedrock of a practice centered around metaphysical themes, and a need for direct material engagement. Drawing from the fields of mysticism, psychology, and philosophy, Leonardo explores abstraction, as the bridge between nothingness and objective reality. Combining traditional research methodologies with contemplative meditation, he strives to retrieve the substance of his enquiry through the marriage of color, shape, and texture.
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Education
- MA « Information Experience Design » Royal College of Art (2023)
- BSc « International Hospitality Management » École Hôtelière de Lausanne (2018)
Shows
- « To whom it may concern » Safehouse, August 2023, Peckham, London
- « Royal College of Art Autumn, Degree Show » September 2022, Battersea, London
- « Aporia » AMP Gallery, March 2022, Peckham, London