Cristiana de Marchi's 'Finer' Exhibition at Canvas

Cristiana de Marchi's solo exhibition 'Finer: A thread … in the swell of wandering words' at Canvas gallery takes its title from a 1955 poem by Paul Celan, written in response to World War II atrocities. The poem explores recovery after existential threats through language, and de Marchi uses it to address creation and destruction. The exhibition features yarn as the primary material, elevating needlework from domestic craft to contemporary art. Works include minimalistic, monochrome pieces that shift from celestial views of stars and clouds to geographical maps of countries, cities, and water bodies, examining borders, nationhood, and time zones. The show presents interactive, game-oriented works alongside serial stitched and knitted compositions on identity and belonging. A centerpiece is 'Monument to the Fallen Wall', a nearly 6.5-meter-long creation. The exhibition also previews de Marchi's multimedia practice incorporating light and hope, echoing Celan's poem.