Exhibition by Italian artist Quayola at M7 from Tuesday

Doha, Qatar: The exhibition New Landscape by Quayola, an internationally renowned Italian artist, offers a new perspective on the representation of na...

Doha, Qatar: The exhibition New Landscape by Quayola, an internationally renowned Italian artist, offers a new perspective on the representation of natural landscapes through hybrid photographic techniques, emerging technologies, and computational strategies.

Promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Qatar, in collaboration with Fondazione AGO – Modena Fabbriche Culturali and with the support of the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture, the exhibition will take place from May 6 to July 19, 2025, at M7 in Doha.

Curated by Claudio Composti, the exhibition unfolds as an investigation into nature, observed and reinterpreted by machines, in a continuous dialogue between visual tradition and technological innovation.

Italian Ambassador to Qatar, H E Paolo Toschi, welcomed the opening of New Landscape in Doha: “This exhibition gives a new perspective to the dialogue between tradition and innovation on landscape, an artistic subject that both in Italy and in Qatar is at the centre of artistic and cultural experience. I am sure this exhibition will contribute to enhance the commonalities that our cultures share, further strengthening ties between our two Countries.”

In the context of a society where technology continuously shapes our perception of reality, Quayola’s work questions what it means to represent nature today. The artist employs ultra-high-resolution cameras, 3D scanners, and laser sensors—such as LIDAR (Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging)—to carry out a series of observations on landscapes and natural phenomena, transforming them into complex digital renderings. In this process, the algorithmic gaze of the machine becomes a co-author of the image, generating visions that reveal elements invisible to the human eye and introducing a new visual grammar.