Maria Gagliardi's Archaeological Poetics at Room Gallery O' Vascio
Maria Gagliardi presents a solo exhibition at Room Gallery O' Vascio in Somma Vesuviana, featuring works from 2018 that transform school materials and classical humanities into metaphysical visual poems. Objects like coins, mirrors, keys, and ink rulers, alongside photographs, postcards, and books, evoke a crepuscular, lost time and imaginary biographies. The show centers on a meticulous journey through contemporary archaeology, blending nostalgia with evocative storytelling.
Key facts
- Maria Gagliardi is from Capua.
- The exhibition is at Room Gallery O' Vascio in Somma Vesuviana.
- All works are from 2018.
- Materials include coins, mirrors, keys, and ink rulers.
- The show evokes 19th-century atmospheres and imaginary biographies.
- The review is by Antonello Tolve.
- Antonello Tolve teaches Pedagogy and Didactics of Art at Accademia Albertina di Torino.
- Tolve holds a PhD from Università di Salerno.
Entities
Artists
- Maria Gagliardi
Institutions
- Room Gallery O' Vascio
- Accademia Albertina di Torino
- Università di Salerno
Locations
- Capua
- Somma Vesuviana
- Italy