Arianna Lago’s 'Surrender' Turns Spoiled Milk into Art at Tempesta Gallery

Arianna Lago, a Venetian photographer based in Los Angeles, presents her debut solo exhibition 'Surrender' at Tempesta Gallery in Milan. The show features analog photographs that capture spontaneous moments from her travels and urban life, including a series of still lifes that transform discarded fruit, wilted flowers, and even spoiled milk into sensual, painterly images. Lago, who transitioned from filmmaking to photography, uses digital post-production to achieve pastel, dreamlike colors reminiscent of Woody Allen’s cinema. Her work explores themes of sustainability and nature’s cycles, arguing that beauty can be found in the imperfect and the discarded. Key works include 'Yuka’s dream,' a portrait of a model with a mimosa leaf on her eyelid, and a series where a black trash bag serves as backdrop for overripe oranges and a puddle of curdled milk. The exhibition runs through September 2023.