“My journey transcends time and space through the medium of visual arts, where I blur the boundaries between photography and sculpture, bronze and video installations. I have created my own exhibition universe—an exploration that envisions our future, in an era where machines, paradoxically, push us towards a greater humanity.”
The Art of Maicol Borghetti: An Expedition Through Time and Space
Maicol Borghetti is an Italian contemporary visual artist who embraces a multiplicity of expressive languages: from photography to 3D design, from video to sculpture, and even electronic music. Originally from Pietrasanta, he has chosen Viareggio as his home and creative workspace, where he founded StudioB19, his artistic hub. His journey into art began in his youth with a strong dedication to photography and 3D graphics. Over the years, he has developed an artistic path that is both poetic and technological, experimenting with unconventional approaches to manifest his creativity.
Path of Perpetual Research
Maicol Borghetti defines himself as a perpetual researcher, driven by deep-rooted curiosity and a constant desire to learn. His artistic trajectory is built upon the free interconnection of diverse disciplines, allowing him to explore unusual overlaps between different art forms. Maicol has embraced a lifelong learning process, integrating 3D design, sculpture, photography, video, and electronic music. In this process, photography serves as the initial foundation for his works but then merges and intertwines with other techniques, remaining the primal catalyst of his creative process.
Bronze Sculpture as the Ultimate Synthesis
Maicol Borghetti’s art unfolds as a true journey through time and space, where photography serves as the initial element to interpret and shape the world. However, it is in bronze sculpture that his artistic vision finds its most complete and expressive form. Since his early years, he has drawn inspiration from the formal perfection of icons like Helmut Newton and Stanley Kubrick, adopting an aesthetic sensitivity that makes each of his works unique, meticulously crafted, and deeply meaningful. His innovative vision transforms photography into sculpture: an image frozen in bronze, to be observed from 360 degrees, inviting the viewer to discover new perspectives and immerse themselves in a multi-temporal experience.
The Human: From the Instantaneous to the Collective
At the heart of Borghetti’s work is the exploration of the human being in all its dimensions. Through his art, he investigates both the aesthetic and inner evolution of the human figure, analyzing it on two levels: the microscopic, as an ever-changing individual snapshot, and the macroscopic, as a representation of humanity as a whole.
Borghetti positions himself both as an observer and as the observed subject, inviting the audience to reflect on their role in a continuum that embraces time and space. With a gaze that transcends the present, the artist embarks on an imaginary journey inspired by science fiction, exploring the concept of archaeological discoveries on distant worlds—lands that humanity might one day explore in a remote future.
Though these discoveries belong to an imagined universe, they become powerful metaphors, bearing witness to the existence of other possible humanities and suggesting a common thread that connects our present to an unexplored future. Through his sculptures and photographs, Borghetti invites us to look beyond, to reflect on ourselves, and to conceive human evolution as a journey that encompasses both the individual moment and the collective dimension of our species.
Projects That Transform Time and Space
Among Maicol Borghetti’s most significant projects is *Exploring the Ego of Time*, which encompasses the *Mythos and Protos* works. This is not a single artwork but a complex system where sculpture, photography, installations, video, and electronic music intertwine, creating an immersive experience. This project takes shape within archaeological museum settings, where Borghetti generates a temporal short-circuit, placing contemporary art in dialogue with the past.
His installations do not merely evoke a contrast between different epochs but redefine the perception of time, immersing the viewer in a dimension suspended between what has been and what will be. The artwork invites every observer to confront their own existence within the flow of time, reminding us that, while the life of an individual is ephemeral, the sense of belonging to a broader humanity transcends temporal boundaries.
Roots and Territory: Viareggio, Pietrasanta, and Versilia
Borghetti’s choice of Versilia as his creative base is no coincidence. This region, renowned for its craftsmanship and excellence in bronze casting, offers a unique landscape where the beauty of the sea merges with the grandeur of the Apuan Alps, creating a natural environment that coexists with significant technological development.
This area, rich in culture and artistic tradition, represents a fertile ground of inspiration and creativity for Borghetti, where craftsmanship meets innovation. Here, he has found all the technical resources, materials, and, most importantly, the human capital necessary to bring his works to life.
A (Creative) Journey Without End
With passion and dedication, Maicol Borghetti continues his artistic exploration, charting a path that knows no boundaries or conclusions. His work is an endless journey, an ongoing investigation of the human being and its evolution—a dialogue between past and future that is constantly renewed.
His works of *archaeology of the future* stand as witnesses to a time that does not yet exist but already leaves traces. In this infinite journey, art becomes a bridge between distant worlds—an unlimited exploration of the beauty and mystery of human existence, destined to continue without pause, traversing epochs, places, and ever-new imaginary landscapes.
Catalog 2024, Mythos and Protos, Portraits from the Future.
Catalog from Exploring the Ego of Times, Museo Archeologico Versiliese “Bruno Antonucci”.
Maicol Borghetti, StudioB19 – 2023
Maicol Borghetti, StudioB19 – 2020
Timeline
2024: He creates several bronze sculptures of “Mythos and Protos.” He participates in a two-person exhibition titled “LUMEN.” Additionally, he takes part in two group exhibitions at the SOLO creative space in Pietrasanta, one of which is called “UNVASES,” a collective of artists and designers.
2023: Maicol realizes the “Exploring the Ego of Times” project for the Archaeological Museum Versiliese in Pietrasanta Lucca curated by Alessandro Romanini.
2022: He exhibits “NEBULA” and “Mythos and Protos” for the exhibition “The Triumph of Light” at the Archaeological Museum of Santa Scolastica in Bari. Additionally, with an artwork from “NEBULA,” he participates in the Via Mailer symposium in Pergine, Trentino.
2021: For the “Arte e Cultura Villa Sormani” award in Missaglia (LC), he exhibits “NEBULA” and creates sculptures delivered to the awardees. An installation from the “NEBULA” project wins the special sculpture award Michelangelo Buonarroti in Seravezza. 2021 also sees the completion of the first official “NEBULA” video.
2020: The “NEBULA” project comes to fruition: sculpture, video, and electronic music compose captivating and participatory installations. Alongside his artistic research, he continues his professional work and creates digital videos projected onto 3D sculptures by Michelangelo for the MUSA in Pietrasanta.
2019: “Mythos and Protos” is born, a sculpture project exhibited at the Lu.C.C.A. Museum with a solo exhibition curated by Maurizio Vanni. “Mythos and Protos” is also exhibited in Turin.
2016: He founds StudioB19, art and technology supporting companies, artisans, and artists.
2015: “Ison” is successfully received at the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival. He directs and produces “The Liw,” a science fiction short film.
2013: He directs “Acronos,” a short film combining science fiction and video art, produced with artist Antonino Bove and presented at the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival. For “Acronos,” he handles direction, photography, editing, and soundtrack. In the following years, he produces the science fiction short films “Ison” and “The Liw.”
2011: He directs and produces “Dispenser,” a short film based on a science fiction story by Stefano Nicoletti. Professionally, in the following years, he serves as director of photography and technical support for videos produced by SugarKane Studio for Franco Battiato, Lorenzo Jovanotti, Laura Pausini, Nesli, and Nina Zilli. With Studio Sumatra, he produces music videos for independent bands, also directing and editing.
2009: Alongside Igor Bertolucci and Francesco Basso, he founds Studio Sumatra, the first video production studio in Italy to own a Red 4K digital cine camera. He creates a large figurative sculpture installation for the Seravezza Teatro Festival directed by Federico Barsanti.
2008: He creates the medium-length film “Osmosis” in collaboration with painter Mario Francesconi; “Osmosis” is screened at the Volterra prison. In the same year, the photographic project “Aliens” is exhibited at the Caffè Le Giubbe Rosse in Florence; In “Aliens,” a photographic character becomes a sculpture/installation for the first time.
2005: The photographic project “Zero Images” wins the national competition MarteLive. The following photographic projects are exhibited in Rome, Milan, and Paris.
Maicol Borghetti, Fuerteventura- 2016