Edi Hila at the Centre Pompidou-Metz until April 10, 2023. The exhibition ‘Gateway To Possible Worlds’ is part of a critical and socially committed science fiction that emerged on the fringes of the hippie protest movements and explores the flaws of our immediate future, using philosophical, psychological, political, societal and ecological themes. A ‘Gateway To Possible Worlds’ exhibition brings together over 200 works from the late 1960s to the present day. Art & science fiction whisks visitors away to a 2300m2 sci-fi world. In his work ‘Penthouse’, Edi Hila uses a single building which is pictured in front view or three-quarter view, the composition is narrowed. Two thirds of the bottom parts of the building are left as simple walls, while the last floor concentrates all the ornamental elements. At first sight these utopian structures seem to freely mix references to vernacular and modernist architecture. But at the highest point, the "Penthouse" floor, it focalizes the audience's attention in a visual study of the flashy and garish ostentation which is used by its owners in a display of social standing and individuality. Across these monolithic, absurd and inward structures, Edi Hila is concerned with the psychology of their owners, and the underlying social and cultural environment within which they exist. The artist takes a look at both the ironic and benevolent aspects that form our quest for identity and need for recognition. Edi Hila, Penthouse, 2013 Photo: Rebecca Fanuele #GalerieMitterrand #ContemporaryArt #EdiHila #CentrePompidouMetz #CentrePompidou #Penthouse