Valentina Vannicola invents a fictional island in Rome exhibition
Valentina Vannicola (Rome, 1982) presents a fictional island in her exhibition at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. The island, placed between Monte Conero and Zara on an antique map, is imagined as a refuge for former oil company workers from ex-Yugoslavia displaced by Balkan conflicts. The show combines elegiac and documentary photography with biographical texts, memories, and manuscripts, creating a realist fresco that is also a dreamlike conceptual exercise. The installation is structured as portrait-stations, evoking Sophie Calle's work.
Key facts
- Valentina Vannicola (born 1982 in Rome) created a fictional island for her exhibition.
- The island is positioned between Monte Conero and Zara on an antique map.
- The island is imagined as a settlement for ex-oil workers from ex-Yugoslavia displaced by Balkan conflicts.
- The exhibition features photographs blending elegiac and documentary styles.
- Biographical texts, memories, and manuscripts accompany the photographs.
- The installation is structured in portrait-stations.
- The work is compared to Sophie Calle's practice.
- The exhibition is held at Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome.
Entities
Artists
- Valentina Vannicola
- Sophie Calle
Institutions
- Auditorium Parco della Musica
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Monte Conero
- Zara
- ex-Jugoslavia
- Balcani