Galerie Philippe David is delighted to be the venue for Zurich-born conceptional artist Nino Miloni’s very first exhibition: ‘Think About It’.

40-year-old Nino is self-taught, his works draw on his observations and musings about the world around us all, resulting in his unique and exceptional works. Miloni’s aim is to make the observer part of the work, drawing them in, and making them connect and think about what they are seeing.

Miloni uses a range of high-quality materials; juxtaposing woods, metals and bold three-dimensional multi-coloured neon elements, which combined create arresting and searching works.

Nino Miloni focuses on the tools of our everyday life, often banal and overlooked objects; waste paper bins, clothes pegs and the like. Miloni shatters the object’s mundanity, encouraging the onlooker to challenge their perception and consciousness, demanding them to question and examine their own emotions and understandings. He makes the spectator part of the piece, creating a dynamism and relationship between viewed and viewer.

Emotional Rubbish addresses the emotional waste that litters the mind. In an almost playful manner, the artist invites the observer to, at least mentally, write down the useless emotional detritus of their lives, throw it away in one of the bins, and so freeing up their minds.

Hold and Let Go enables the onlooker to reflect on what is important to hold on to and what should better be left behind. Letting go is never easy and a great deal of that resistance comes from nothing more pedestrian than our reluctance to change. But the artist is also seemingly giving us a hint that letting go ultimately leads to a great amount of freedom and revitalized spirits and that in a way you can only loose what you are desperately clinging to.

In Traps, Miloni puts a pile of 350 mousetraps in front of their supersized alter ego, reflecting the traps that everyone is prone to encounter throughout their lives. Each stage and age of life creates a myriad of snares and pitfalls that humans must navigate and negotiate around. Miloni asks us to focus our feelings on those that have been met, how they have entrapped and ensnared us, and what still entangles us emotionally and how can one escape from their vice-like grip.

Mikado challenges the human need for uniformity and orthodoxy. The artist includes a rod that stands out from the rest, encouraging us to dare to challenge and reject the conformity embedded in the human condition.

In all these pieces as well as in some smaller ones (Fake News, Love, Tick Tack, Cool and Helmet) Nino Miloni involves, challenges and interrogates the observer; encouraging them to question and reflect on their own opinions and perceptions. In other words, Miloni is giving us the chance to Think About It.

Gallery Opening June 6 (from 6 – 9pm). Exhibition continued until July 27.