Eliel David Martínez Julián Wins Paolo Rigamonti Prize with Trauma Installation 'Second Chances'

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• Eliel David Martínez Julián won the Premio Paolo Rigamonti within the Premio ArtiVisive San Fedele 2026 for 'Second Chances' (2026).
• The 2026 prize edition is dedicated to the theme 'Il volto della violenza'.
• On 22 March 2024, at the Ferrara railway station, the artist was attacked by a group of young men and struck in the right eye with a metal object.
• The installation comprises a life-size oil self-portrait, a glass case containing documents, and a framed document.
• The exhibition is curated by Matilde Scaramellini and runs 17/09/2026 – 17/10/2026 at Fondazione San Fedele, Piazza S. Fedele, 4, Milan.
• The work proposes that the aggressors meet, cook together and share food with people in difficulty, without guaranteeing reconciliation.
• Photographs of the installation are by Camilla Sartorello, courtesy of the artist.
• The letter, once exhibited, has some personal information obscured so it becomes publicly legible without the viewer replacing its recipients.