"Pezzi" - Mixed media on drywall pieces and rusty iron plates
INTRO
"Migrazione" - Digital painting
"Uomo obsoleto" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
WW2 Punta Rossa Fortress in Caprera (La Maddalena)
"Eclissi" - Digital painting
"Lacrime di regime" - Resin print, acryilic, natural aging on rusty iron plate, mounted on drywall
"Macchine" - Digital painting
"Eclissi" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
A piece of a wall from the WW2 Fortress in Caprera (La Maddalena)
"Camicie nere" - Digital painting
"Propaganda" - Digital painting, detail
"Camicie nere" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on rusty iron plate
All pieces are ready!
WW2 Punta Rossa Fortress in Caprera (La Maddalena)
"Eccidio" - Digital painting
"Ordine ufficiale" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"Attimi" - Digital painting
"Attimi" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"Attimi" - detail
"Silenzio" - Digital painting
"Silenzio" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall, detail
"Silenzio" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
WW2 Punta Rossa Fortress in Caprera (La Maddalena)
"Sopravvissuto" - Digital painting
"Sopravvissuto" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"Sole rosso" - Digital painting
"Esecuzione" - Digital painting, detail
"Sangue necessario" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"Responsabilità" - Digital painting, detail
Some pieces on the WW2 fortress wall
"Ero solo un soldatino" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"Ero solo un soldatino" - Digital painting
"Ero solo un soldatino" - Digital painting, detail
Fragments - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"Sangue necessario" - detail
"Fantasmi" - Digital painting
A wall in the WW2 fortress
"La resa della coscienza" - Digital painting
"Memorie dal campo" - Digital painting
"La resa della coscienza" - Test, polaroid size
"Memorie dal campo" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"Metamorfosi del ricordo" - Digital painting
"Metamorfosi del ricordo" - Digital painting, detail
"La belva dell'anima" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"La belva dell'anima" - Digital painting
"Metamorfosi del ricordo" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"La belva dell'anima" - Detail
"Metamorfosi del ricordo"
"Il ricordo ci protegge" - Digital painting
"Il ricordo ci protegge" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"Verso un uomo nuovo" - Digital painting
"Verso un uomo nuovo" - Resin print, natural aging, acryilic, on drywall
"Verso un uomo nuovo" - Detail
"Sopravvissuto"
Lacrime di rame - "Verso un uomo nuovo" detail
WW2 Punta Rossa Fortress in Caprera (La Maddalena)
LOOKING FOR PEACE
LOOKING FOR PEACE
LOOKING FOR PEACE - "PEZZI" (2024) "Our society is corroding, its foundations crumbling like rust-eaten metal. Beliefs, values, and ways of life disintegrate, leaving behind rusty flakes carried by the wind. Nature's cosmic time devours everything, reshapes it, and redistributes it in the form of new life. And so, ruins and seemingly distant spaces are now overwhelmed by the course of nature, which, inch by inch, reclaims everything. This work, simply titled “PEZZI”, is a reflection of our fragmented world. It's a daring exploration of war, pieced together from the remnants of stories, memories, and historical accounts. Grandparents' tales, school lessons, films, books, documentaries – these are mere fragments, lacking the visceral experience of war itself. Yet, they've shaped my understanding and stirred deep questions about existence, purpose, and hope. Over eight months, I poured my doubts, dreams, and existential questions into each piece of this artwork. It's a testament to the human spirit's resilience, its ability to imagine a peaceful future amidst chaos. “PEZZI” has been exhibited at the “Le Verità della Memoria”, a project by “Skimmers”, an Independent Artistic Movement, that I joined one year ago, The event, which has been supported by ANPI (Associazione Nazionale Partigiani Italiani), is a tribute to the fallen and a call for peace. I chose to display these fragments amidst the crumbling ruins of WWII fortresses on my island, particularly the Punta Rossa giant structure. These silent, rusting remnants are a stark reminder of a past that's both distant and near. As a child, I often lost myself in imagining the lives of those who inhabited these places, their dreams, fears, and hopes for the future, trying to view them through a lens free from the judgments of the present. The project is a culmination of several technical experiments, where I intentionally used raw and fragile materials like drywall to emphasize the precariousness of life and the delicate balance of a specific historical context. By allowing time to pass over each piece and accelerating decay through elements like seawater, I aimed to underscore the ephemeral nature of existence.