Francesco Ciavaglioli's 'Fremo immagine' at Spazio Molini, Rome

Francesco Ciavaglioli (Avezzano, 1983) presents his solo exhibition 'Fremo immagine' at Spazio Molini in Rome. The title, a play on 'fermo immagine' (still image), suggests an inner turmoil and urgency in exploring fleeting, everyday phenomena. The exhibition features works on paper, canvas, and glass, alongside site-specific interventions and new pieces, engaging with the subterranean spaces of the venue. Central to Ciavaglioli's practice is the investigation of the image, its technical reproduction, repetition, and dissolution. He creates his subjects from a photographic matrix, then intervenes with oil paint or ink, capturing the fragility of images and their dual nature: referencing reality while evoking deep emotion and ancestral memory. A notable work, 'Guardo solo le Figure' (2018), consists of a rotary card index containing about 1,200 animal figures extracted from a school anthology, isolated from their original context to explore other dimensions and temporalities, activating collective memory. The exhibition presents a crucial recapitulation of Ciavaglioli's research, focusing on the relationship between image and reproduction techniques, where the medium is a pretext and the reiteration of modules serves to investigate the restless life of images.