The design collections of Raoul Gilioli, founder of RG Studio, are the evolution of a twenty-year artistic journey — forged through public installations, photographic research and interactive media, exhibited in prestigious institutions and public spaces from Italy to the international stage.
Perméabilité — photographs printed on glass superimpose Polanski's cinema onto real people chosen for their physical and psychological resemblance to his characters. The overlap is not merely aesthetic: the real subjects appear absorbed into the film frame, while the footage seems to observe with curiosity those who inhabit it. Is life permeable to cinema, or cinema to life? Presented to Roman Polanski, who proposed a future collaboration at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. .
8Skate — a skateable public monument in iron and crystal installed in Turin, 2008. An initiatic gate between the world of skaters and ordinary citizens — a crystal ramp allows photography of aerial tricks from below. On its surface, a palindromic inscription taken from the Baptistery of Florence reads: with fire and sun, the wheels turn — mirroring the nature of skating itself, which moves in both directions, always returning to its origin. Sponsored by DC Shoes USA
Pupilla (through the looking glass) — three towers in iron, mirror glass and dark glass installed in public squares. An immersive experience of domestic violence: visible from outside, invisible from within. Are we ready to move beyond stereotyped judgement — and truly understand the reality of those manipulated and subjugated by abusive men? Not as judging spectators. As active witnesses. Italy 2018.
Masked — a masked female figure reclaiming freedom through the enigmatic streets of Turin, birthplace of Italian cinema. Photographs printed on glass, visible through handcrafted wooden daguerreotypes built by the artist. Whoever looks inside, covered by a cloth, becomes complicit — stealing the intimacy of the female figure, yet surrendering to her absolute freedom. Work in progress.
Vita — 200 Stories Through the Glass — 200 silhouettes in monolithic blue crystal, water-jet carved, portraying grandparents and grandchildren holding hands. A QR code leads to interviews where roles are reversed: children speak of their grandparent's dreams, grandparents of their own future. Fragility is not weakness. It is the purest form of care.