Nuvola Ravera's 'Bacio fantasma' at Oggetti Specifici, Turin

Nuvola Ravera's solo exhibition 'Bacio fantasma' runs until October 29 at Oggetti Specifici, a hybrid space in Turin owned by Caterina Filippini. The venue's name references Donald Judd's 'specific objects' but expands the concept. Ravera, an artist and non-academic researcher born in Genoa in 1984, explores the intersection of personal and collective memory through art and anthropology. Her works incorporate fragments, casts, and residues, emphasizing the incomplete and transient. Exhibited pieces include glass urns with eraser remnants from the performance 'Peeling' (Genoa, Villa Croce, 2018), color prints on Fuji chemical paper of seawater and algae from 'Se piango tanto, la laguna diventa mare?' and 'Big Babol', and plasters and orthopedic bandages from 'Atlas Curae' (Trento, Palazzo delle Poste, 2020). The show's title, 'Bacio fantasma' (Ghost Kiss), is described by critic Davide Dal Sasso as 'a kiss never given, a denied desire.' Ravera's practice treats care as critical action, examining human extensions and the body of the artwork itself.