Ricardo Meli is a visual artist working in the field of sculpture, based in Zurich. As a former technical engineer, he engages with the evolving landscapes of design conventions over time, and investigates how industrial elements serve as social and cultural representations. Meli‘s work is an observation on the constant acceleration of our society and the rapid strides towards digitalization in particular. He is inspired by the evolution of science fiction. Seeing science fiction not merely as an anticipation, rather than a catalyst for scientific progress. Key to his exploration is the shifting perspective on both, the future and the past, a realization that time is a malleable substance, permanently reconstructed from the present, evolving throughout time. Continually dealing with the subtle structures of the art industry, and the aesthetics of a post industrial, more and more maschine like society that is increasingly moving towards digitalization, serving as a channel for contemplating consciousness within. Solo exhibitions include Offspace J11 (Bern, 2024); Toxi (Zurich, 2024). Group exhibitions include Offspace Nano (Zurich, 2024); Artspace FOMO (Zurich, 2024); Aux Abris (Lausanne, 2024); Offspace Flüelastrasse (Zurich, 2023); NEST (Zurich, 2022)