Sogni di Vari Metalli: Light as Resistance in a Milanese Church

During Milan's Salone del Mobile frenzy, the group exhibition 'Sogni di Vari Metalli' takes place in the ancient church of San Protaso at via Lorenteggio 31, a 1000-year-old structure saved from demolition by local residents led by Paola Barsocchi. The show features works by Nino Alfieri, Betsy (Elizaveta Guseva), and Serena Porrati, with light design by Gigievents that activates and transforms the artworks. Alfieri's pieces incorporate metals, glass, plexiglass, and electronics, exploring resonance and interior processes; he describes his method as alchemical, where matter and mind meet through 'sympathy'—like two tuned guitars vibrating together. Betsy's work blends painting, fashion, and sculpture using ceramics and metal to create unstable, evolving surfaces. Porrati employs heat, magnetism, and light frequencies to generate perceptual mutations. The exhibition deliberately avoids spectacle, offering a slow, meditative experience in a space that itself embodies resistance against urban noise and oblivion.