Antonio Biasiucci's 'Scarnificare' Photography Exhibition at Gallerie d'Italia Turin

The Gallerie d'Italia in Turin presents a major exhibition of photographer Antonio Biasiucci, curated by Roberto Koch. The show features 21 research cycles from the 1980s to recent projects, housed in the museum's Manica Lunga. The exhibition's title, inspired by the concept of 'scarnificare' (stripping away ornamentation to reveal essence), reflects Biasiucci's approach to photography. His black-and-white images explore subjects like skulls, bones, pig slaughtering rituals, facial casts from Naples' Museo Antropologico, and numbers drawn by Mimmo Paladino. The installation is integral to each cycle, taking forms from polyptychs to monoliths. Biasiucci's work includes series such as 'Magma' (1987-95) documenting volcanoes, 'The Dream' on immigration at the Souda refugee camp, and 'Matany' (2015) on maternal healthcare in Uganda. Born in 1961 in Drogoni, Caserta, Biasiucci learned photography from his father, a ceremony photographer and printer. A formative encounter with theater director Antonio Neiwiller influenced his method of emotional detachment. The exhibition forms a utopian poem of fragmented objects and organisms, including tree trunks, abstract signs, bread, mozzarella, hands, feet, ex-votos, and archaeological finds.