Lou Duca and Ricardo Aleodor Venturi at Spazio Iris: Non tutto ciò che è ferito vuole sparire

The exhibition 'Non tutto ciò che è ferito vuole sparire' (Not Everything That Is Wounded Wants to Disappear) brings together Lou Duca and Ricardo Aleodor Venturi at Spazio Iris in Spoltore, Italy, from April 18 to May 16, 2026. Curated by Aldo Brandimante, the show explores the psychoanalytic concept of transforming 'scarto' (waste) into 'resto' (remainder), a process of sublimation that reorients trauma toward satisfaction. Venturi collects debris from beaches, such as a toy soldier found in sand, and elevates it through painting and installation; Duca intervenes on classical forms like bronze and wax, eroding them to reveal organic textures. The space itself, founded in 2025 by artist Maura Prosperi, is described as a 'hole' in the town's conciliatory rhythm, echoing the exhibition's theme of woundedness and recovery.