Beatrice Pasquali's 'Viridium fabula' Where Captions Precede Artworks at Galleria Arrivada

At Galleria Arrivada in Milan, Beatrice Pasquali (Verona, 1973) presents 'Viridium fabula', a series of 48 small square panels (14 x 14 cm) created in 2025. Uniquely, the captions were written before the artworks, treating the works as 'narrative thresholds' in a universe suspended between fairy tale, science, memory, and art history, according to curator Angela Madesani. The panels employ diverse materials and techniques including painting, laser engraving, 3D printing, and traditional inserts like fabrics, feathers, and leather. The exhibition layout breaks the numerical sequence, isolating two anatomical studies of male and female bodies on a back wall as a moment of silence. In the basement, the earlier series 'Souvenir' (2022-2023) offers varied forms referencing art history, contrasting with the seriality of 'Viridium fabula' and emphasizing the need to continuously generate new interpretations.