Oriana Persico's 'Respiro)(Tribute' premieres at Milan's Museo della Scienza
Oriana Persico will unveil her inaugural solo exhibition, 'Respiro)(Tribute,' at the Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan from June 4 to 6, 2026, coinciding with the Green&Blue Festival 2026. Curated by Michela Santoro, this immersive exhibition merges art with scientific inquiry and environmental statistics. It serves as Persico's first public expression following the passing of her partner, Salvatore Iaconesi, on July 18, 2022. Building on her interactive piece 'pneumOS,' commissioned by the Comune di Ravenna, 'Respiro)(Tribute' consists of three interrelated sections that delve into the concept of 'NOI' (We) and honor the shared act of breathing. Persico regards the exhibition as a homage to the potential for renewal after adversity.
Key facts
- Oriana Persico's first solo exhibition 'Respiro)(Tribute' runs June 4-6, 2026 at Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan.
- The exhibition is part of the Green&Blue Festival 2026.
- It is curated by Michela Santoro.
- The show is Persico's first public work after the death of her partner Salvatore Iaconesi on July 18, 2022.
- Iaconesi and Persico co-founded AOS/Art is Open Source and HER she Loves Data.
- The exhibition expands on 'pneumOS', an interactive public artwork commissioned by Comune di Ravenna under the European DARE project.
- 'pneumOS' represents Italian contemporary art at Expo Osaka 2025 in the Italy Pavilion, supported by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.
- Three main components: 'Giostra del Tempo', 'pneumOS_XS', and 'pneumOS Senbazuru'.
- 'pneumOS_XS' uses real-time air quality data from ARPA Lombardia.
- 'pneumOS Senbazuru' is a participatory origami crane ritual for planetary healing.
- The exhibition explores the theme 'NOI' (We) from Green&Blue 2026.
- The concept of 'datapoiesis' was coined by Persico and Iaconesi in 2018.
Entities
Artists
- Oriana Persico
- Salvatore Iaconesi
- Michela Santoro
Institutions
- Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
- Green&Blue Festival
- AOS/Art is Open Source
- HER she Loves Data
- Comune di Ravenna
- DARE
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
- Expo Osaka 2025
- Italy Pavilion
- ARPA Lombardia
- Arshake
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Ravenna
- Osaka
- Japan
Sources
- Arshake —