Triennale, Milano, 2023
The exhibition is divided into different fields marked by the structural lines of the space. Highlighted by the dark color that accentuates the ceiling of Palazzo dell’Arte and extends down to the pillars — some of which were created specifically for the exhibition — these structural elements detach and isolate the white fields that host the images. This creates a play of perspectives and visual fields, where the large black frame progressively defines the space, following the author’s shots of the city. The layout guides the viewer towards a closer look, enhancing each individual photograph while simultaneously opening up a view of the complete series of images.
As in a large panopticon, by observing the photographs arranged on the surrounding walls from the central empty space, a shared point of view emerges: the author’s gaze, along with ours, on the entire city.
Brief texts by the curators accompany the images on an additional level, as a narrative line that runs parallel to photography, emerging from the vertical plane of the images thanks to a three-dimensional red lead-colored support that contextualizes each series in chronological and spatial terms.
Diletta Ciuffi
Leonora Schlüter
Triennale di Milano
Giovanna Calvenzi
Matteo Balduzzi