Fabrizio Plessi, a Pioneer of Video Art Who Exhibited Worldwide, Has Died at the Age of 86 in Venice, the City He Had Chosen As His Adopted

He passed away in the lagoon city where he had moved as a teenager to pursue his passion. Plessi, described as an alchemist of matter who continued experimenting until the end, was known for his belief that digital art could be spiritual. "Everyone thinks of digital as linked to material technology, when it is the most immaterial element, he once said.

He also famously stated: "Technology does not exist: it only exists in how we use it. His last exhibition took place just two months ago.