Inventario Varoli: Drawing, Copy, and Shadow at Museo Civico Luigi Varoli

Inventario Varoli is a project that transformed the collection of Luigi Varoli's studio into a temporary exhibition at the Museo Civico Luigi Varoli in Cotignola, Italy, during the 2020 lockdown. Curated by an unnamed curator (likely Damiano Gullì, who is mentioned as the author of the interview but not explicitly as curator of Inventario Varoli), the project invited small groups of artists to work on-site from July to October 2020, producing drawings and paintings inspired by Varoli's objects. The exhibition, titled 'dalla copia all’ombra' (from copy to shadow), explored themes of copying, translation, and the double. Artists such as Enrico Minguzzo, Susana Ljuljanovic, Giulio Saverio Rossi, Sarah Ledda, Ettore Pinelli, and others participated. The project later expanded to include remote work during the second lockdown, with artists creating works based on photographic archives. The final exhibition opened in June 2021, comprising three parts: Varoli's original collection, works produced on-site, and works made remotely. The project concluded with 'Atlante infinito', a series of talks and roundtables involving curators and artists. The initiative aimed to reactivate the museum as a living space and to reflect on the role of drawing as a means of seeing and listening.