Area Treviglio's 'Cinque alla Prima' Showcases Emerging Artists in Italian Province

The fourth edition of 'Cinque alla Prima' at Area Treviglio in the Bergamo province, curated by Matteo Scabeni, runs until July 10, 2026. The exhibition expands from painting, photography, and sculpture to video and performance, featuring five under-30 artists selected by a scientific committee including Yuri Ancarani, Claudia Ciaccio, Attilia Fattori Franchini, and Elisabetta Modena. The show is designed as a 'fake happening' that disorients viewers with simultaneous physical actions, videos, and sounds. Francesco Bendini's surveillance system records visitors, making them subjects of an external gaze. Lorenzo Benzoni's 'First Harvest' (2026) deconstructs a domestic cabinet into a sound box for 'Orfeo' (2026). Giacomo De Luca presents documentation of 'Purification – Eggshells' (2026), a repetitive performance cleansing eggshells with myrrh and water. Federica Mariani's video essay 'Solano Nero' (2024) revives the medieval Mulieres Salernitanae, challenging patriarchal narratives. Emma Scarafiotti's 'Zoo Specimen' (2026) and 'Baccanti' (2025) explore bodily emancipation through dance. The exhibition aims to create a critical deceleration oasis in the periphery, questioning digital and performative media without didactic explanations.