Tomas Saraceno

© Photo credit：Tony Metaxas

© Photo credit：Tony Metaxas

Over the past few years, Tomas Saraceno has been working on what the theorist and architect Yona Friedman would call a "realizable utopia" by building up natural micro-systems, human communities, and self-sufficient urban settlements, suspended in the sky. In Tomas Saraceno's dream, these cities would be able to travel with the movements of the clouds in order to overcome the limitations and conflicts typical of national borders. The artist makes this utopia realizable by building structures based upon rigorous scientific premises and the use of innovative materials. For many years, the natural was seen as the antithesis of the constructed but according to Saraceno, we may have to alter this view and understand that whatever is handmade is also a part of nature as humanity is part of nature, and consider alternative ways of living. For World Expo, Tomas Saraceno has designed a site-specific flying sculpture in an impressive balloon-shape.

Tomas Saraceno

Born in 1973 in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina.
Lives and works between and beyond the planet earth.

Tomas Saraceno is a visionary artist who aspires to bridge the gap between art and science. Knowledgeable about principles of physics, chemistry and architecture, he is internationally recognized for his use of high technology to design his artwork.

Recent solo shows:
2010: Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark; Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden; Houston Blaffer Gallery, Houston, Texas (USA); Fondazione Pierluigi e Natalina Remotti, Camogli, Italy; Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milano, Italy. 2009: Biosphere, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; Tomas Saraceno, Mudam Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg; Cloudy House, Andersen's Contemporary, Berlin, Germany; Lighter than air, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA). 2008: Galaxies forming along filaments, like droplets along the strands of a spiders web, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York (USA); Cloudy Dunes, Fondazione Garrone, Genova, Italy.