Alessandro Körln

I was born in the small, once secret town of Sillamae, Estonia, right during the collapse of the USSR.
During my tender youth, I was not so much attracted to art or philosophy as to things, objects and their origins. At the age of fifteen I discovered my passion for 3D modeling and digital sculpting. At first it was just a hobby, which later grew into a profession.
I devoted twenty years to this pursuit, during which I was fortunate to apply my skills in the film industry, advertising, collectibles and video games. This path also opened up for me the incredible diversity and originality of cultures from different countries — Lithuania, Poland, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Great Britain, and the USA.
I've been lucky enough to work with studios such as Ninja Theory in Cambridge (video games) and Blur Studios in Los Angeles (animated series for Netflix).
 
After a fairly successful 20-year career, I was saddened to see my enthusiasm for the above-mentioned industries waning. My expectations from this industry, which seemed to me to have the most powerful humanitarian and educational potential, were not justified. This disappointment became especially clear during the period of the severe humanitarian crisis that began with the War in Ukraine. In 2022, I decided to no longer waste my time creating characters solely to demonstrate to users my advanced technical skills or just for fun.
 
My project, my virtual pinacotheca, is a direct result of this decision, my efforts and creative wanderings. A self-created Virtual Museum in which my digital skills help me realize my main task, my personal mission if you like — to clearly show how we came to a situation where in a world where everything is deeply interconnected and lives as a single giant organism called the Earth, man, the planet and life itself are becoming increasingly worthless.

The exhibits at the pinacotheca are a collection of images that serve to remind me, first of all, of the greatness of humanity, its god-like abilities and, ultimately, its desire not just for survival, but for happiness and prosperity.
 
I currently live with my family in Florence, where I study sculpture and conduct my research in anthropology and archeology to better understand this distinctive art form, thereby expanding my collection of virtual artifacts.