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until 20.12. | #4829ARTatBerlin | Luisa Catucci Gallery shows from Thursday, 16 October 2025, the exhibition “De Rerum Naturae” by the artist Lidó Rico.
Luisa Catucci Gallery presents De Rerum Naturae, an exhibition by Spanish artist Lidó Rico exploring the profound relationship between humanity, matter, and the natural world. Inspired by Lucretius’ philosophical poem of the same title, Rico examines the physical and existential roots of human existence, questioning the boundaries between the organic and the artificial, nature and technology, body and consciousness.
Working with liquid resins cast into silicone moulds – some taken from his own body, others from brains provided by the University of Murcia – Rico creates sculptures that expose the vulnerability of the human condition in an age of technological dependence and performance culture.
Lidó Rico, De Rerum Naturae, Portrait. © Courtesy Luisa Catucci Gallery & the artist
In De Rerum Naturae, humanity appears as a being increasingly detached from its biological origins. Rico’s fragmented figures – heads, brains, and distorted faces – embody the fatigue of a society obsessed with productivity and self-optimization, revealing the psychological and ecological toll of constant acceleration.
His sculptures act as metaphors for the violence of self-exploitation and the exhaustion of the modern soul. Through their visceral presence, Rico invites reflection on our shared condition and the urgent need to reconnect with the material and natural dimensions of life.
Opening: Thursday, 16 October 2025, 6:00–9:00 pm
Exhibition dates: Friday, 17 October until Saturday, 20 December 2025
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Image caption title: Lidó Rico, De Rerum Naturae, 2025, Skulptur. © Courtesy Luisa Catucci Gallery & the artist
Exhibition Lidó Rico – Luisa Catucci Gallery | Zeitgenössische Kunst Berlin – Contemporary Art – Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
