Kariné Sutyagina
Five Sphere inspired by the world of Will Eisner
City · Motion · Shadow · Frame · Spirit
The exhibition
I am delighted to announce that I have been invited to exhibit my Sphere at the CLAP Museum in Pescara, in the major retrospective dedicated to Will Eisner, father of the modern graphic novel.
Eisner portrayed the city like no one else: rooftops, alleys, rain, shadows, panels that flow like the sequences of a film. From this world comes The Spirit Becomes Matter: five new Sphere, built from layers of reclaimed plexiglass and patented materials. Reacting to light, they change colour and depth depending on the point of view: like a comic page, they are read by moving. Five Sphere, five visions: City, Motion, Shadow, Frame, Spirit.
The Sphere will have a dedicated wall in the main hall, in dialogue with one hundred original pages by Eisner, from 1942 to 2004: from Joe Dope to The Spirit, from A Contract with God to The Plot, his last graphic novel. Exhibiting the Sphere in a show devoted to comics is both an honour and a challenge for me: taking Eisner’s language off the page and into space, and translating his narrative rhythm into sculptures where matter, light and movement turn comics into an emotional experience.
The exhibition is promoted and organised by Fondazione Pescarabruzzo and CLAP Museum, in agreement with the Eisner family. It is curated by Denis Kitchen, Eisner’s publisher, agent and friend, and Dario Gulli, international author and producer and Editorial Director of SAE Comics, who builds projects where comics, animation, design and publishing meet.
I look forward to seeing you at the opening on Saturday 28 November, in the presence of Denis Kitchen and Dario Gulli.
Kariné
The works
Sphere 01
New York reconstructed through fragments of reclaimed plexiglass, layered to evoke the architecture, rhythm and energy of the city.
Within the perfect geometry of New York’s skyscrapers, a fracture opens: it is there that New York becomes a living character. From that crack emerge stories of life, drama, encounters, desires and words cast up to God.
Reclaimed plexiglass, layered methacrylate and PVC · Ø 50 cm · 2026
Sphere 02
The graphic line and the written word find their rhythm, transforming narration into movement.
Reclaimed plexiglass, patented materials and layered elements · Ø 40 cm · 2026
Sphere 03
In the labyrinth of destinies and choices, doubts, shadows, desires and hopes intertwine.
Reclaimed plexiglass, patented materials and layered elements · Ø 40 cm · 2026
Sphere 04
A line takes shape in space and forms the profile of Will Eisner.
Fragments of reclaimed plexiglass and patented materials meet in an almost playful gesture: the line breaks out of the frame, and its creator takes shape in matter.
Reclaimed plexiglass, patented materials and layered elements · Ø 40 cm · 2026
Sphere 05
The masks of The Spirit move from blue to black, following the path of a man who moves through and observes the city, while mirrors multiply his presence.
The small lenses evoke Denny Colt’s gaze: fragile, intuitive, deeply human. A man without superpowers, able to see beyond what appears.
Reclaimed plexiglass, layered methacrylate and PVC · Ø 50 cm · 2026
Information
Opening
Saturday 28 November 2026
Dates
28.11.2026 – 28.02.2027
Curated by Denis Kitchen and Dario Gulli · Promoted by Fondazione Pescarabruzzo and CLAP Museum, in agreement with the Eisner family
Exhibition promoted and organised by
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