After the selection of the 13 finalists, the time has come to see the works selected during the 10th edition of the COMEL Award live in the exhibition The Aluminium eXperience.

The title of the exhibition, which is also the theme of the 2023 edition, wants to emphasize the path made by the international competition dedicated to aluminium in recent years and at the same time asks the artists to tell the story, imprinted in this metal, of their path and research carried out during their careers, whether long or short.

So a fusion of technique, studies, research, experimentation mixed with the feelings, emotions, dreams, desires, and encounters that have changed the course of things, both in the career of the finalists and in the path of the COMEL Award, which has now become an important event in the world of contemporary art.

The competition now gets into its full swing and the public will be able to see the 13 works, different in style and technique, of the 13 finalists selected after the careful and dedicated work of the jury, coordinated by Prof. Giorgio Agnisola. 13 works of painting, sculpture and installations from different Italian cities, and from various European countries (Spain, Poland, Latvia).

The Aluminium eXperience will be officially opened at the COMEL Space in Latina on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. in the presence of the jurors and some of the artists.

The exhibition will conclude on Saturday, Nov. 11, with the award ceremonies for the winners: the winner of the 10th edition of the COMEL Award chosen by the jury and the one that will be granted the Audience Award, i.e., the author of the work that receives the largest number of preferences from visitors to the exhibition, who can vote for their three favorite works until Sunday, Nov. 5th.

The exhibition will be open to the public every day from 5 to 8 p.m. except Wednesday, Nov. 1st.

The 13 finalists: A.MO. Anastasia Moro – Borgo Veneto (PD), Stefano Baldinelli – Perugia, Hubert Bujak – Wroclaw Poland, Claudia Del Giudice – Giugliano in Campania (Naples), Pietro Finelli – Milan, Anna Godlewska – Bielsko-Biała, Poland, Monica Gorini – Milan, Kristine Kvitka – Riga, Latvia, Jessica Mantovani – Castagnaro (VR), Francesca Maroni – Varese, Marco Riente – Milan, Alessandra Rovelli – Rivolta d’Adda (Cremona), Beatriz Zerolo Duràn – Madrid (Spain).