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Donata Lazzarini and Bruno Muzzolini's 'Déladelmur' at Artericambi

exhibition · 2026-04-27

The exhibition 'Déladelmur' at Galleria Artericambi in Verona pairs Donata Lazzarini and Bruno Muzzolini in a show curated by Maria Rosa Sossai. The title, a portmanteau of 'di là del muro' (beyond the wall), signals a call for a new alliance between humans, other species, and nature. The centerpiece is the collaborative installation 'Orion+++', where visitors lie on soft eco-fur forms and watch snails move away from an imposed Orion constellation pattern, symbolizing resistance to human control. Muzzolini's video work features Jova, a chimpanzee in Belgrade Zoo, reenacting the escape attempts of Sami, a chimp who tried to flee in the 1980s under communist Yugoslavia. His 'Trappole' series critiques animal capture practices. Lazzarini's sculptures focus on protected habitats: 'L'isola' references San Domino in the Tremiti Islands, where suspected homosexuals were confined during fascism; 'Montagna Rosa e Morel' uses pink wax to evoke a mountain's fragility; and her 'Fantômes' ink drawings, made during pregnancy, resemble Rorschach blots, inviting unconscious liberation. The exhibition runs at Artericambi in Verona in 2021.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'Déladelmur' at Galleria Artericambi, Verona, 2021
  • Artists: Donata Lazzarini (Verona, 1968) and Bruno Muzzolini (Brescia, 1964)
  • Curated by Maria Rosa Sossai
  • Collaborative installation 'Orion+++' with snails on eco-fur
  • Muzzolini's video features chimp Jova reenacting Sami's 1980s Belgrade Zoo escape
  • Muzzolini's 'Trappole' series critiques animal trapping
  • Lazzarini's 'L'isola' references San Domino, Tremiti Islands, fascist confinement of homosexuals
  • Lazzarini's 'Montagna Rosa e Morel' made of pink wax

Entities

Artists

  • Donata Lazzarini
  • Bruno Muzzolini
  • Maria Rosa Sossai

Institutions

  • Galleria Artericambi
  • Belgrade Zoo
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Verona
  • Italy
  • Brescia
  • Belgrade
  • Serbia
  • San Domino
  • Tremiti Islands

Sources