Where Light Turns into Poetry

“The task of the artist is to communicate a poetic message,” wrote Bruno Munari in 1957, “without worrying whether it will be painting, sculpture, or something else entirely.” It is this free and visionary spirit that drives Light Environments, the solo exhibition that kaufmann repetto dedicates to the great Milanese Master in collaboration with the Bruno Munari® Archives.
The show brings together rare Useless Machines from the 1930s and ’40s and the extraordinary Direct Projections and Polarized Projections of the 1950s, offering a multisensory journey where light, movement, and space become poetic matter. A pioneer of environmental art, Munari transcends traditional painting and sculpture, transforming light into a dynamic language.
His minimal machines cast shadows and reflections like short films without film stock, while the projections - made from everyday materials and Polaroid sheets - split and recombine light, anticipating today’s multimedia installations. Between topological sculptures, concave-convex plays, and abstract cards with unstable balance, the exhibition captures the energy of an artist who redefined the relationship between technology, perception, and visual poetry.