Calì is an Italian artist (b. 1966) whose interest is in what he calls digital performance.
Film and photography are for him means to convey performances by the artist occurred in a specific time and space. Man’s relationship with nature, the relationship between art and the world are his focus.
Profoundly inspired by Marko Pogacnik, OHO co-founder (the conceptual Lubliana based group), by Marina Abramovich ' approach to performance, Calì’s view of art entails that every action, every art gesture directly influences nature, affects humanity.
Currently Calì works in Malta as one of the 2015-2016 Artegiro Artist Residency’recipients. His residency project focuses on the Mediterranean region, Sicily, Naples and Malta where his recent Good Bye Mother series is presented.
Recent awards and collaborations: 2014 Photissima Prize of the Galleries (Turin); selected by the Artegiro Project for 2014 Set Up , Bologna; 2015 MIA Fair 2015, Milan; Mdina Cathedral Biennale of Contemporary Art, Malta, Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci curator; 2016 Digital Performance Series of international events.
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