Paride Ferrante's First Solo Show in Palermo's Baroque Palaces

Paride Ferrante (born 1990, Cagliari; lives and works in Milan) presents his first solo exhibition in Palermo, installed across two decaying Baroque palaces—Palazzo Costantino and Palazzo di Napoli—at the Quattro Canti. The show coincides with the 401st Festino di Santa Rosalia, the city's patron saint festival, and is made possible by owner Roberto Bilotti. Ferrante created sixteen works on site during a month-long residency, collaborating with local artisans to produce plaster sculptures. The exhibition explores the oxymoron of strength and fragility, inspired by Santa Rosalia, known as the 'rose without thorns.' Works incorporate needles, threads, and eggs, described by curator Nicola Davide Angerame as 'diaphanous presences, small fissures in the visible surface of things.' Ferrante's practice, influenced by Remo Salvatori and his background as an aerospace engineer, uses found materials transformed by light and space. The show evolved from an initial six works to sixteen, all made in situ.