Elisa Garosi's 'In Her Shoes' at Alveare Culturale Studio in Milan

Elisa Garosi's exhibition 'In Her Shoes' at Alveare Culturale Studio in Milan runs until May 4, 2026. The project recontextualizes digitized photographs from museums and institutions that lack complete metadata, transforming archival gaps into research spaces. Garosi explores how clothing has shaped women's history, using keywords like female emancipation, women's groups, and body-costume relations to organize images non-chronologically. The installation features large suspended fabric panels arranged in a dome-like structure, creating an immersive, contemplative experience without explicit religious symbols. Sound complements the visual rhythm. The title references the English idiom 'in her shoes,' inviting empathetic engagement. Clothing is presented as a living archive of individual and collective identities, touching on labor rights, fast fashion, and ethical consumption. Methodologically, the project mimics textile regeneration: archival images are selected, reworked, and reinserted into new meaning circuits. Lightboxes echo early backlit photographic techniques, while reusable structures ensure sustainability. A central figure is soprano Frances Alda, a pioneer in music recording, whose presence links image, sound, and reproduction. Garosi's minimal intervention respects image integrity, activating new readings through spatial relationships. The project is part of an ongoing research that will expand through future collaborations and venues.