Metaestetica

Metaestetica ...back to our broader vision, engaging with participatory and collective actions. It soon ended up with empty Images and conventions.

METAESTETICA MANIFESTO

In the space of a century, Art has been driven from a representation of reality to reality itself. Thus it has abandoned the idea of reality produced by a single genius to follow subjective and self-referential interpretations or rather social consensus. Aesthetics has since long abandoned canonical beauty to engage with everyday life, although it is no longer sufficient to

pursue a simplistic semiotic thinking on the Sensible (aisthesis). The need for researches in Aesthetics is more urgent than ever. This challenge requires a new Aesthetics of "Interpretation-Action". The new Aesthetics will act and emerge simultaneously in and from Reality, redefining itself each time, as in a circle. It will only be completed when Reality takes on a new and deeper meaning. Today Aesthetics becomes metaestetica. It becomes…


…a multidisciplinary study that re-examines reality itself;
..a scientific investigation that re-discusses its axioms and lays the foundations for a new debate on the Ontology of Reality;

…a structured analysis that re-formulates the limits of Phenomenology and re-structure the origins of Reality on perceptions-projections-predictions in accordance with personal experiences and interactions between individuals-phenomena-contexts;

…an extensive examination of the study of emotional effects, behavioral responses and cognitive constructs;
..a rigorous discussion that explores the creative abilities of a system of individuals representing a cultural group, or more ambitiously the whole society;
..a systematic formulation to analyze meanings, goals and habits;


…eventually…

..it becomes an open vision capable of intentionally restructuring socially shared assumptions and evolving towards a more sophisticated level of collective consciousness...


…it becomes a metaestetica vision. Carlo Santoro – Beijing, 27 March 2012
(translated from Italian Version)

12/02/2025
BEYOND THE WALLBy Vannak Khun..in collaboration with his partner Emmanuel Pezard, curator Erick Gonzalez, Eric Ellul, Ca...
30/01/2025

BEYOND THE WALL
By Vannak Khun
..in collaboration with his partner Emmanuel Pezard, curator Erick Gonzalez, Eric Ellul, Carlo Santoro and “Aroma Khmer”

Exhibition at Meta House Phnom Penh
21 Jan. – 20 Feb. 2025
every day for 10am to 10pm

Few extracts of the performance at opening day….

EVENT STATEMENT

Vannak Khun transforms the gallery of the German-Cambodian Cultural Centre, Meta House, into a sanctuary of layered intimacies - a space not only to be inhabited but also to be played with, felt and shared. This immersive creation invites us into a labyrinth of simultaneous sensibilities, born out of a delicate collaboration with his partner Emmanuel Pezard, art curator Erick Gonzalez and a collective of artists and performers whose presence has shaped the contours of his universe. Among them, Eric Ellul, Carlo Santoro and "Aroma Khmer" add their kaleidoscopic voices to this resonant chorus.
Vannak invites us to go beyond the surface, into the essence of his intimate universe. By inviting us into his "home", he reverses the patterns that have long defined his artistic practice over the past decade. Here the roles change: we are not spectators but participants, entering, observing and interpreting. Our gaze, once passive, becomes an act of exploration, of discovering our own curiosities. Every element raises questions. "Why" is the key word.
The door to Vannak's house swings inwards, revealing not walls but layers of identity - every mask Vannak has ever worn now fades into projections on the gallery's screens, in a retrospective offering a comprehensive view of his visual oeuvre.
There are framed self-portraits, photographs, paintings, sculptures and objects, all with a story behind them. We're somewhere between a cabinet of curiosities and a theatrical set, a reflection of different realities that together make sense and create a unity. Through the images of his ancestors, Vannak weaves his story with ours, stitching together the fragmented fabric of family memory. These relics - preserved, reimagined and thus revived - become bridges across the distances of time and space, prompting us to enter into our ongoing narratives. In reconstructing the shattered emblems of disrupted identities, Vannak rejects the comfort of resolution. Instead, he revels in their discordant beauty, creating an aesthetic of dissonance. With a masterful hand, Vannak interweaves irony and sincerity, creating a narrative that softens the weight of a difficult childhood, while implying its presence. It's also a vast embrace that brings together his companion, his friends, his omnipresent cats, his walks in the city where he has always lived, but also across this country whose wars he is a child of. Vannak invites us not as "spectators" but as kindred spirits, proposing that we inhabit this shared space not as strangers but as co-creators of its meaning.

Vannak Khun in conversation with Carlo Santoro
Phnom Penh - Manila, December 2024

VANNAK KHUN (born 1980 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia) is a contemporary artist known for his unique blend of photography and performance. Originally a finance graduate, he turned to art in 2014 and has decided to dedicate himself to it full-time in 2019. His work often explores identity and social commentary through personal narratives, using himself as a subject. Vannak has exhibited widely, most notably in the 'Adorned Body, Transformed Body' exhibition organised by the Musée International du Parfum in Grasse, and through his 'Art Home' initiative, which promotes local artists and cultural exchange. His work has been exhibited in Tokyo, Taipei, Lille and on numerous occasions in the capital as part of the Photo Phnom Penh festival, of which he is one of the pillars. His commitment to improving the Cambodian art scene continues to be recognised nationally and is now being exported internationally.

The event is supported by
Cambodian-German Cultural Association (KDKG)
Meta House Phnom Penh
MiMū Phnom Penh
Metaestetica Lab
Little Susie Phnom Penh

Journal on Psychology of ArtRivista di Psicologia dell'Arte N. 34, new series, year XLIV, 2023Read it on-line.... https:...
24/10/2024

Journal on Psychology of Art

Rivista di Psicologia dell'Arte
N. 34, new series, year XLIV, 2023

Read it on-line....
https://rivistadipsicologiadellarte.it/numeri/ns-34/

The RPA, founded and directed by Sergio Lombardo in 1979, contains the theoretical writings and experiments carried out within the framework of the so-called "eventualist theory", as well as an extensive network of scientific works from prominent international universities that have dealt with related topics, including the psychology of perception. The content of the journal has gradually been built on a broader scientific field, including the discipline of psychology, psychoanalysis, empirical aesthetics, robotics, mathematics, generative systems.

MiMü PHNOM PENH Contemporary Art Mini-Museum CambodiaVisit the new venue at META HOUSE Phnom Penh.The project celebrates...
02/09/2024

MiMü PHNOM PENH
Contemporary Art Mini-Museum
Cambodia

Visit the new venue at META HOUSE Phnom Penh.

The project celebrates its first year...
Initiated by Metaestetica Lab

PHNOM PENH — In a few months, the first quarter of the 21th century will be behind us, which may make people look into what has been accomplished so far and what the goals – and dreams – are for the next 25 years.  While the monuments and sculptures at Angkor and throughout th...

Finally obtained the e.version of the latest scientific article on Metaestetica Lab… Carlo Santoro (2024), The Extended ...
04/07/2024

Finally obtained the e.version of the latest scientific article on Metaestetica Lab…

Carlo Santoro (2024), The Extended Dimensions of the Space, Immersive laser event by Metaestetica Lab, Rivista di Psicologia dell’Arte, New Series XLIV, n.34, December, pp. 33-43, ISSN 0393-9898.

Contribution by:
Carlo Santoro (Generative Algorithms)
Gian Claudio De Cecco (Coding and Mapping)
David Brown (Video editing)
Roman Koenig (Video and Photo shooting)

The paper documents the latest developments at the Metaestetica Lab’s research on automatically generated seemingly strange attractors and presents in detail the preparation phases of videos generated for an immersive installation displayed at Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery282 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Wednesday, June 14, 2022

…going beyond the interpretation of circular communication systems proposed by cybernetics to foster an autopoietic emergence of the “public Self”!

MiMü PHNOM PENH Honored to be featured on Focus Cambodia !..beyond galleries, it started as reasearch project by Metaest...
02/06/2024

MiMü PHNOM PENH
Honored to be featured on Focus Cambodia !
..beyond galleries, it started as reasearch project by Metaestetica Lab in August 2023. MiMü is the first Mini-Museum on Contemporary Art established in Phnom Penh in April 2024, currently directed and curated by Carlo Santoro.

MiMü is the latest addition to META HOUSE,
the European Cultural Center, the country’s oldest independent art center, established in 2007 by Nico Mesterharm. In addition to the Mini-Museum, the Cultural Center comprises an indoor gallery space with events and exhibitions organized by various curators and artists, along with an open-air-stage, a multi-media-library, two restaurants and a German language school, operated by the “Goethe-Institute”.

Here the full Article:
https://focus-cambodia.com/article/contemporary-cambodian-art/

To know more about MiMü:
https://meta-house.com/mimu/

Discover Cambodia's vibrant art scene! Explore top galleries in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap to find contemporary art and traditional crafts.

MAY DAY – Rescue Talka casual talk on Contemporary Artheld on 1 May 2024 atMiMü PHNOM PENH the only museum of contempora...
01/05/2024

MAY DAY – Rescue Talk
a casual talk on Contemporary Art

held on 1 May 2024 at
MiMü PHNOM PENH
the only museum of contemporary art in Phnom Penh

we are open every day following Meta House time schedule
Venue: Meta House Phnom Penh / #48 Street 228

Photocredits: Chinh Le Duc on Unsplash

THE (UN)SUSTAINABLE SALE, 2024…as part of A-N-T-O-P-I-A PHNOM PENHThe true story of a full-fledged smart salesman, The B...
29/04/2024

THE (UN)SUSTAINABLE SALE, 2024
…as part of A-N-T-O-P-I-A PHNOM PENH

The true story of a full-fledged smart salesman, The Barang, who repaired his broken Chariotte and got the job always done, pretending to help his true Khmer friend, Le B**g, to make up for a wonder-fully bitter life. Banana for sale below market price. Got them for 3K-Riels per banana set in the City and offered for 1K-Riels in the outskirts along Russey Keo streets………

Enjoy the full story at MiMū Phnom Penh
the only contemporary art mini-museum in Phnom Penh…
visit us at META HOUSE PHNOM PENH

Post Scriptum for The Italian-o: Grazie Mario ...for the pics !

VANNAK KHUN in Le B**g
CARLO SANTORO in Le Barang
STEVE PORTE in The Italian-o .. and whoever the CHARRIOTE carried over with: The Old Uncle, The Bystander, The Monk, The Ozzie, etc...

a project by Metaestetica Lab

supported by
META HOUSE Phnom Penh
CICADA Association សមាគមសុីកាដា
Italian Cambodian Arts Project

Finally open …. MiMü PHNOM PENH !Mini Museum of Contemporary Art First-of-its-kind-in-Cambodiaby Metaestetica lab and ME...
12/04/2024

Finally open …. MiMü PHNOM PENH !
Mini Museum of Contemporary Art

First-of-its-kind-in-Cambodia
by Metaestetica lab and META HOUSE Phnom Penh

The Museum Collection featured more than 30 artists…
iN TRANSiTiON / From modern to contemporary
Opening Night April 11, 2024
Venue: German Cambodian Cultural Center / META HOUSE

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supported by:
CICADA Association សមាគមសុីកាដា
Italian Cambodian Arts

among the artists...
SVAY KEN / VANN MOLYVANN / CHHIM SOTHY / LEANG SECKON SOPHEAP PICH / ROLAND NEVEU / BRUCE GUNDERSEN / GERMAIN PRIOUR / ERICK GONZALEZ / GREGORY GOSSELIN / ROBIT PEN / CARLO SANTORO / SOKUNTAK PITEAK / TAPE THAT / STEVEN EASTAUGH / SOKUNTEVY OEUR/ BRADFORD EDWARDS /
/ ANIDA YOEU ALI / SUOS SODAVY / TOR VUTHA / THEO VALLIER / TIM PAGE / CHAN VITHARIN / SREY BANDAUL / NICOLAS C. GREY / SYAHRULFIKRI SALLEH / ROB FAWAZ / KHVAY SAMNANG / VUTH LYNO / EMMANUEL PEZARD / VANNAK KHUN / ERNST ALTMANN / CHATH PIERSATH

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Friday 10am - 11pm
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MANIFESTO

Within a century Art has been turned from a representation of reality to reality itself. Thus it has abandoned the idea of a reality created by a single artistic genius to become self-referential subjectiveness or to reflect social consensus. It soon drained out of meaning becoming Image and Convention.

Aesthetics long ago stopped representing the canonical beauty and engaged in the reinterpretation of the everyday life. Yet simply focusing on the semiotic essence of the “sensible” (aisthesis) is no longer sufficient.

An innovative approach to research in Aesthetics is more urgent than ever. This requires a new Aesthetics of “Interpret-Action”. The new Aesthetics will simultaneously act and emerge into and from Reality, each time redefining itself, like in a circle. It will be completed whenever Reality takes on a new and deeper meaning. Today the Aesthetics becomes metaestetica.

It becomes..