Emanuela Barilozzi Caruso's Ceramic Workshop at Cantieri Montelupo

On July 10, 2021, at the Fornace del Museo in Montelupo Fiorentino, artist Emanuela Barilozzi Caruso led a workshop titled "Le farfalle non vanno spolverate" as part of the Cantieri Montelupo program. The workshop explored the moment of glazing an object and the necessity of leaving it untouched, rejecting mere decoration. Christian Caliandro documented the event in a diary-style article for Artribune, weaving together personal memories, art historical references, and quotes from Keith Haring's diaries (1978) and Germano Celant's writings on Arte Povera (1967-1968). The text reflects on the relationship between art and life, the role of the individual idea in contemporary society, and the convergence of "rich art" and "poor art" as theorized by Celant. Caliandro's narrative includes a stream-of-consciousness recollection of his own student years at the Normale di Pisa in 1998, connecting past experiences to the present workshop. The article is part of a series titled "Sbocciare nella reciprocità" and appears on Artribune, an Italian art magazine.