By Fondazione Near Onlus
CICATRICI
Forty-two statues, forty-two stories. Many more, actually, because every story becomes everyone's story. And every scar becomes everyone's scar.
Each statue is placed on a black plinth, which bears the title of the work and a descriptive text written by the author, anonymously. A labyrinth of statues and plinths, which ends with a wall of faces, portraits, with a mirror in the middle that reminds each visitor that he is also part of the exhibition.
People at the inauguration (2018)Fondazione Near Onlus
The first inauguration was at the Milan Triennale, in December 2018. A great success for the exhibition and for the city.
Part of the team (2018)Fondazione Near Onlus
Part of the team
Gradually each statue was discovered by visitors, who immersed themselves in the stories and tales, finding parts of themselves, family stories, emotions and desires.
People at the inauguration (2018)Fondazione Near Onlus
During the inauguration event, the president of the Triennale, Stefano Boeri, the main sponsor and the president of the Foundation, Bill Niada, spoke. During the entire duration of the exhibition, cycles of interviews and discussion meetings were organized.
People at the inauguration (2018)Fondazione Near Onlus
People at the welcoming speech
After the exhibition at the Milan Triennale, Cicatrici began to travel and landed at the Gallery of Modern Art in Catania, where she was hosted and welcomed by the municipality and citizens.
Entrance of the modern art gallery of catania (2019)Fondazione Near Onlus
The exhibition in Catania, in July 2019, was distributed along a double corridor in which the plinths and statues were arranged, alongside the preliminary sketches.
As well as at the Triennale, meetings with urban and neighborhood realities were also organized at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Catania during the opening days of the exhibition, to learn not only about human scars but also to explore those of the territory.
Exhibition at GAM of Catania (2019)Fondazione Near Onlus
In every part of the world, while speaking several languages, there is one that speaks to everyone. Art.
