Luca Nichetto was the curator of the exhibition “Empathic. Discovering a Glass Legacy '' held in the halls of InGalleria, the Art Gallery of Punta Conterie in Murano, Venice.

Installations and limited-edition pieces made by a group of international designers chosen by the curator freely incorporated the traditional art of Murano glass in new unexpected ways. The artists did not receive any brief or constraint: instead, they were left free to empathetically conceive, design and experiment with glass in its multiple forms: blown glass, glass rods, cast glass etc.

DESIGNERS IN DIALOGUE WITH GLASS MASTERS

Pieces made by Ini Archibong, Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, GamFratesi, Benjamin Hubert, Richard Hutten, Elena Salmistraro, Marc Thorpe and Luca Nichetto give a snapshot of the artistic potential of the dialogue between master and designer, entering somehow into the heart of Murano’s vocation: production. Skills of craftsmanship on the one hand, pure creativity on the other. An alchemical combination that is able to stimulate the spheres of research, experimentation, discovery or rediscovery of the heritage of the world of glass.

METCHA, THE GLASS WARRIORS

Additionally to taking on the curatorial role, Luca who has glass and Murano in his DNA, played with tradition by taking up childhood tales - Goldrake above all - to give life to Mecha, three small modern colorful glass robots evoking icons in rustproof and glittering armor.