To be honest, we weren’t expecting this; some people are experiencing this moment with surprise, others with worry and disappointment. We thought we were in for a recovery and unlimited growth. We thought we had embarked upon the road to a new and never-ending El Dorado. But everything had to change: speed, quality. The way we perceive time, bodies, values; the importance of love and close relationships. 

There are two ongoing trends we should pause to reflect on: the pulverizing of all our energy and efforts in the name of actions of no global relevance which – like a whirlpool - are dragging us down, and the distant and unachievable yearning for almost dystopian visions that is spinning us far away from our current position. 

Body of Light, the title-theme of the new Spazio Ricerca curated by Angelo Figus, Carrie Hollands and Manuela Sandroni, is an invitationIt to find new tools to help us look more objectively at reality without misunderstanding what is going on around us. 

Science and rational thought may not be enough to explain our current state and how we see, experience and feel things. We need to start acquiring a broader and more complete vision, using additional, complementary and different cognitive processes. The materialistic viewpoint is our biggest limit, even when it comes to selling new products. Our companies are not just workplaces, they are spiritual entities. Our products are also spiritual beings, or elementals. The quest for light sums up the spirit of the latest trends which are focused on three aspects to be studied, each of which correspond to different ways of feeling and behaving.