Ornaghi e Prestinari’s Alabaster Dialogue with Morandi in Bologna

In the exhibition 'Grigio Lieve,' young artists Valentina Ornaghi (b. 1986, Milan) and Claudio Prestinari (b. 1984, Milan) engage with the legacy of Giorgio Morandi within his former home in Bologna. The duo’s delicate intervention places small white alabaster sculptures—a bottle cap, a spoon, a shell—among Morandi’s original objects, creating an alchemical dialogue between past and present. The works echo Morandi’s still-life vocabulary while remaining distinctly contemporary. The exhibition transforms the master’s studio into a space of discovery, where viewers trace subtle signs left by the artists. Ornaghi e Prestinari’s approach is described as tenuous and delicate, inviting reflection on the intersection of historical space and current artistic practice.