Louis De Belle's 'Contemporary Elderly' at Galera San Soda, Milan

Louis De Belle's solo exhibition 'Contemporary Elderly' opened at Galera San Soda in Milan, showcasing colorized photographs of elderly Milanese citizens. The gallery is located on the ground floor of Palazzo INA, a 1950s residential building designed by architect Piero Bottoni as a 'micro city' with shared spaces. The series captures close-up details of clothing, postures, and gestures typical of old age, shot in black and white and later colorized digitally to evoke a nostalgic aesthetic. De Belle uses opaline plexiglass and mirrored aluminum frames to enhance the materiality of the prints. The exhibition catalog is printed on newspaper paper, referencing everyday reading habits. De Belle's book 'Disappearing Objects' was nominated among the three best books of 2018 by ICA in the first edition of Books and Others. The artist plans to return to Berlin, where he previously exhibited at KINDL Center for Contemporary Art and the Anatomical Theatre of Humboldt University.