Beatrice Pediconi's Fluid Memories at Galleria Sara Zanin, Rome
Beatrice Pediconi (Rome, 1972) presents 43 small works at Galleria Sara Zanin in Rome, transforming old photographs from a past relationship into watercolor paintings. The artist captures fleeting moments, using hot water to suspend and crystallize colors on paper, creating a photographic painting of fluids. The series serves as a memorandum of lockdown in Rome, while a lost friend is memorialized through iridescent silk filaments that evoke fantastical shapes: human profiles, mountains, candy wrappers, a rocket, a parrot, a manta ray, a soul ferryman, and a hooded face. Pediconi acts as a "surfista" riding the right wave, giving new life to forgotten traces.
Key facts
- Beatrice Pediconi was born in Rome in 1972.
- The exhibition features 43 small works.
- The works are created from old photographs of a past relationship.
- The artist uses watercolor and hot water to crystallize colors on paper.
- The series is a memorandum of the lockdown in Rome.
- A lost friend is commemorated with iridescent silk filaments.
- The works suggest imaginary forms like human profiles, mountains, and a rocket.
- The exhibition is held at Galleria Sara Zanin in Rome.
Entities
Artists
- Beatrice Pediconi
- Giorgia Basili
Institutions
- Galleria Sara Zanin
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy