Aldo Sergio's White Tablecloths and Optography at Tommaso Calabro Milan

Aldo Sergio (Salerno, 1982) presents two series in his exhibition 'Guardare negli occhi un coniglio' at Tommaso Calabro's new Milan venue on Corso Italia, running summer 2024. The first series, 'Ode to the zero,' took over four years to complete and depicts antique tables covered with starched white linen, each unique in its inlays and hems, evoking church altars or Marian icons. The second series, 'At Last,' explores optography—the hypothetical last image seen before death—through nearly white canvases that reveal faint everyday scenes like a kitchen sink with a sponge, leftover pizza in a box, or pigeons in a square. Sergio's work meditates on spirituality and Italian folklore, requiring meticulous color control.