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Ogadha

Flux · Samsara · Perceptual Field

Ogadha installation by Fabrizio Ruggiero — fresco with volcanic sand, immersive perceptual field

Derived from Sanskrit, Ogadha denotes an unfathomable depth — a condition that cannot be measured, only entered. The work unfolds within this dimension, not as representation, but as immersion.

...Quel mar al qual tutto si move develops as a meditation on continuous becoming — a field in which all forms emerge, dissolve, and reconfigure within an uninterrupted flow.

Ogadha installation sequence — fresco panels with volcanic sand, dual wave structure
Fresco with volcanic sand · Seven elements · cm 180 × 180 × 5

The seven panels unfold as a dual current: two opposing wave formations structured through inverted chromatic fields — a black wave emerging from a red ground and a red wave unfolding within a black field.

These mirrored movements gradually converge toward the center, where the distinction between figure and ground collapses into a center of indeterminacy.

Rather than representing movement, the installation constructs a perceptual system in which polarity, inversion, and convergence become experiential conditions.

The reference to Samsara evokes the cyclical nature of existence: not as repetition, but as perpetual transformation.