Enrico Muratore Aprosio (ema) is an Italian artist based in Geneva whose work bridges art, philosophy, and peace advocacy. Before dedicating himself more fully to artistic practice, he spent over 25 years working with the United Nations and other international organizations on peacebuilding, human rights, and sustainable development across Europe, India and Africa, including missions in Angola and Rwanda and leadership roles with Oxfam and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

His artistic practice explores existential and political questions facing humanity, particularly the “virus of war.” Through series such as The Coronavirus Series, Lucid Dreaming, Radioactive Beasts, and Humanscapes, he combines symbolic color, geometry, and anthropomorphic imagery to reflect on power, consciousness, and the fragile balance between destruction and renewal. In collaboration with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, his series Radioactive Beasts was presented in Times Square in 2023.

In 2024 he published the art book Promemoria – Sending Out an SOS, a visual and philosophical reflection on war, nuclear risk, and humanity’s responsibility for its future. In 2025 he co-founded the organization Color The Future / Colorier l’Avenir and presented the solo exhibition Promemoria (Sending Out an SOS) in Geneva. The project continues with the collective initiative PROMEMORIA – La guerre, une chose à ne jamais faire, bringing together children from Geneva and artists from all over the world to raise awareness about the dangers of war and nuclear weapons through exhibitions, educational activities, and an online platform for peace.

Artist Statement
My work explores the fragile threshold where humanity must choose between self-destruction and renewal. Through painting, collage, and symbolic geometries, I investigate the psychological and political forces that shape our civilization — from the “virus of war” to the illusions of power and progress.

Series such as The Coronavirus Series, Lucid Dreaming, Radioactive Beasts, and Humanscapes form a continuous inquiry into what it means to remain human in a world overwhelmed by conflict, technology, and fear. Drawing from philosophy, mythology, and prehistory, I use color, animals, and anthropomorphic forms to reveal hidden tensions between domination and empathy, dystopia and hope.

For me, art is not decoration but resistance. It is a way to confront violence, question authority, and imagine alternative futures. In a time when humanity stands at a crossroads, creativity remains one of the last spaces of freedom — and perhaps our best chance to choose life.