Chiara Passa's four-part series "The Abstract Films" (2023–2025) is on view at La Pelanda, Mattatoio in Rome, curated by Paola Lagonigro and Laura Leuzzi. The exhibition, promoted by Rome's Assessorato alla Cultura, Palaexpo, and Fondazione Mattatoio, features interactive films—Yellow, Black & White, Red, and Blue—that blend minimalist geometric forms, electronic music, and audience participation via physical objects and AI prompts. Each film offers a non-linear, ever-changing narrative, transforming the raw industrial space of the former slaughterhouse into a dynamic dialogue between material memory and digital abstraction.
This exhibition matters because it exemplifies how contemporary media art can merge physical and virtual realms, pushing the boundaries of traditional cinema and sculpture. By turning viewers into active participants who co-create the narrative through interaction, Passa challenges passive spectatorship and redefines the role of space in storytelling. The work also highlights the growing trend of site-specific digital installations that engage with architectural history, offering a model for how art can respond to urban and industrial heritage in the age of algorithmic imagination.