Works for a Cosmic Feeling

Works for a Cosmic Feeling is a collection of photographic works using the scientific and philosophical instruments to explore what Romain Rolland described in 1927 as an ‘oceanic feeling’ in a letter to Sigmund Freud – referring to the immersive feeling, being at one with the universe. According to the Taoist principle of the ‘valley spirit’, Barile’s works follow a number of trajectories endeavouring to behave as a complex system. His work is like a stream of consciousness, an immersive journey in the making, and interconnectivity, enshrining transformation over time as part and parcel of the work itself.