Alan Bogana

Alan Bogana’s multidisciplinary practice is fuelled by complex research based on his training as a visual artist and methodology rooted in artistic research and computer graphics. His productions (sculpture, videos, holograms) often come in the form of installations that enable him to materialise abstract concepts (real or imaginary). For instance, they may simultaneously question the behaviour and visual culture of light, the use of technology in our control-based societies and, more broadly, the relations between the arts and sciences. They also humorously address the tension at play between reality, fiction and perception, for example when they delve into the speculative theories of the great science fiction writers (Isaac Asimov for Thiotimoline, 2015) or create narratives on the emergence of forms that combine the organic and the inorganic through technological processes (Boganium, handwavium and the others, 2018).

As an artist and researcher, Bogana explores the translucency, phosphorescence and impermanence of matter. Holograms – three-dimensional materialisations of a process of luminous inscription – are heavily featured in his investigations, alongside research on the iconography of laser light and pixels – the very foundation of our digital imaginations (Dead Pixel Diaries, 2021-2022).

In addition to showing the artist’s deep interest in astronomy and mineralogy, Alan Bogana’s works bring to light reflections that extend to the archaeology of media and suggest that we take a step back from the world of technology and media in the making.

Text by Sara Petrucci
Translated by Lucy Pons