Matilde Sambo's 'Falsità in buona coscienza' at aA29 Project Room
Matilde Sambo (Venice, 1993) presents her first solo exhibition 'Falsità in buona coscienza' at aA29 Project Room in Milan, 2019. The show features a wunderkammer-like installation with natural found objects—cicada molts, shells, fossils, hair, teeth—bound in wax, alongside bronze reliquaries cast at Fonderia Battaglia. Two videos depict a visceral manipulation therapy session. The title quotes Mario Perniola's 'Più che sacro, più che profano,' referencing false relics and good-faith deceptions. Sambo works across electronic music, photography, and video, exploring themes of fragility, transformation, and the Anthropocene. The exhibition coincides with the XXII Triennale di Milano 'Broken Nature' and the 2019 Venice Biennale 'May You Live in Interesting Times.'
Key facts
- Matilde Sambo's first solo exhibition at aA29 Project Room, Milan, 2019
- Title 'Falsità in buona coscienza' quotes Mario Perniola
- Installation includes found natural objects and wax bindings
- Bronze reliquaries made in collaboration with Fonderia Battaglia
- Two videos show a visceral manipulation therapy session
- Sambo works in electronic music, photography, and video
- Exhibition coincides with XXII Triennale di Milano 'Broken Nature' and 2019 Venice Biennale
- Interview conducted by Alessandra Galletta for Artribune
Entities
Artists
- Matilde Sambo
- Alessandra Galletta
- Mario Perniola
Institutions
- aA29 Project Room
- Fonderia Battaglia
- Artribune
- XXII Triennale di Milano
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Venice