Marco Perego: The Being

Jeffrey Deitch is pleased to announce The Being , a solo exhibition by Italian born artist Marco Perego. Perego works across mediums such as video, installation, and drawing. The Being is composed of a set of elements— a screen, a sound system, a scent diffuser, and a switchable film on the windows— which forms a network of influences and responses. It observes and reacts to the presence of the visitor and is animated by the rhythm of the solar system. As visitors enter the gallery, their facial expressions are captured and transferred to The Being . The Being adapts to the visitor's emotional states as they observe the screen. The "heartbeat" of The Being materializes through the film on the windows and is guided by real-time data from the Sun. The room intensifies when it is empty, as if it were desperately trying to communicate. When a person enters the exhibition and sits down, images begin to appear on the screen. When two people synchronize their breathing, the rhythm of the screen and that of the glass align, releasing a scent of petrichor. The installation exists in a constant state of flux, connecting the deep time of distant space to the present moment, suggesting a form of shared consciousness that extends beyond the span of a human life.