The few lines on each sheet of paper, betraying a featherlike yet indelible act, join and intersect, thus suggesting the sharp edges between a wall and a corner or between the wall and the ceiling, creating an ongoing alternation between the interior and the exterior.
The search for depth has been a constant feature of Manzini's work from the outset, when he created minimal and timeless landscapes enclosed in the potential of monochrome through a slow process involving the removal of material, smoothing and incising the layers of paper.
He was born in 1975 in Florence, where he lives and works.
The numerous collective exhibitions in which he has taken part include: TUNNEL - The Wall (archives), curated by Pietro Gaglianò, Ex Officine Automobilistiche, Roma, 2011; Private Flat # 6 Brucia Babilonia-The wall (archives), curated by Pietro Gaglianò, Firenze, 2010; Ut>home, curated by Nicola Davide Angerame, Galleria Whitelabs, Milano, 2010; 25 hours a day, curated by Angelika Stepken, Villa Romana, Firenze, 2010;
Setting foor production, curared by Paolo Emilio Antognoli Viti, Galleria P38, Lucca, 2009; Nonplusultra, curated by Gaia Pasi, Galleria Daniele Ugolini Contemporary, Firenze 2007; Pittura /Materiale, curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi, Galleria Frittelli Arte Contemporanea, Firenze 2007; In Progres, curated by Dsdemona Ventroni, Patrizia Pepe, Prato, 2006;
Omaggio a Mario Mariotti, curated by Laura Vecere, Limonaia di Villa Strozzi, Firenze, 2002; Base/progetti per l’arte contemporanea, curated by Sergio Risaliti, BASE, Firenze, 2002.