SELF REFLECTION

Temporary immersive installation for Urban (R)Evolution collective show curated by Pauline Foessel and Pedro Alonzo

Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal — June 2023

“AKACORLEONE is known for his work in which colourful figurative and geometric forms are layered. Playfully evoking contemporary themes, the artist demands the viewer’s participation and engagement. He enjoys telling his own story as well as our personal or societal stories.

In this installation, AKACORLEONE questions and surprises us. For the first time, he allows us to explore abstraction by simply letting each individuas story unfold without a figurative path to follow. The artist offers us a journey of introspection – an adventure into the self, where he invites us to reflect and meditate. He asks us to suspend time in the labyrinth of the mind. We are literally confronted with the transparency of the material used, the same

transparency we should have towards ourselves. In an almost spiritual way, AKACORLEONE offers us a beautiful lesson about life: access to the light means healing by feeling the colours of life and finding sincere inner peace.”

Pauline Foessel

This installation becomes an immersive experience also thanks to the sound design by the amazing Alberto Vieira, who created an unique sound design translating reviews from self help books into sound.