The Butterfly Effect

Silvia Gatti received a grant for the development of a new large-scale sculpture for the group exhibition At the End(s) of the World: After the Rupture at Garage Rotterdam, curated by Yannik Gülder. Composed of advanced electronic devices, copper leaves designed as PCB plates, embedded mini displays, proximity sensors and a small robotic butterfly, the sculpture reflects on the fragile boundary between innovation and decay. and how rapture can be seen as a possibility for a renewal rather than an end. As visitors approach, fragments of poetic text appear on the monitors; when they step away, the text dissolves into electrical noise, while the butterfly flutters in synchronisation. The work marks a turning point in Silvia's practice, in which kinetic, robotic and sensor-based elements enter the sculptural body for the first time.

Silvia is a visual artist based in Amsterdam whose work combines video and sound installations, sculpture, and poetry. Her practice explores the relationship between body, memory, and language focusing on the increasingly blurred boundaries between human and machine perception. After graduating cum laude from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 2021, she completed a residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten (2023–2025). Recent presentations include Preludio at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026 (Art Directions), Chiaro di Luna during Art Rotterdam Projections 2026 and Emerging Exits 2025 at the Diogene Bunker in Arnhem and her second solo exhibition Briefly Humans at Andriesse Eyck galerie.