Giovanni Sesia's SORRIDI at Fabbrica Eos Milano Explores Memory Through Archive Portraits

The solo exhibition titled SORRIDI, featuring Giovanni Sesia, has launched at Fabbrica Eos in Milan, curated by Alberto Mattia Martini, and will be available for viewing until October 10. This exhibition delves into archival images from psychiatric institutions and private collections, showcasing anonymous figures as if they were alive. Through reprinting and painterly techniques, Sesia's use of handwriting captures the delicacy of memory. The title SORRIDI (Smile) conveys a compassionate sentiment from the subjects. Martini's design intertwines personal and collective memory, displaying grand portraits alongside new still lifes of flowers in various states of bloom and decay. Sculptural pieces, such as a bronze-fused chair and a carousel, represent absence, while items like a wooden safe and gold-leaf cubes underscore the importance of preserving marginalized memories through art.