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Thomas Bentivoglio

In this work Thomas Bentivoglio steals flowers from neighborhood backyards to reproduce the smell of his own childhood garden 

The House With the Garden. Essential oil of wisteria, brugmansia and rhynchosperm collected by enfleurage of flowers stolen from private property, diffusion method. Variable Sizes, (2023 - ).

In this work Thomas Bentivoglio goes back to his three hometowns in Italy to reconstruct a personal journal through large scale text projection. 

Lettere, Photographic series. Color filmstrips ordered in a slideshow; featuring original texts projected on buildings and places, 2019.

In this 4 pages text work Thomas Bentivoglio present the original screenplay used to direct 'Last Friday Night' music video by Katy Perry. 

WTF Happened Last Night. Text on Paper, 4 sheets of 59x42cm each. 2024.

In this series Thomas Bentivoglio covers sterile metal surfaces with wall paint and his blood. 

The Color Pink series. White wall paint and artist’s blood on stainless steel surface. 2023.

Ancora 1

This work is made of forty kilograms of broken car windows laid on the floor.

Make a Wish (I wanna be as beautiful as the sea). Broken car windows, variable dimensions, 2022.