Valerio Eliogabalo Torrisi's 'Pulci più di prima, ora' at Casa della Memoria, Milan

At Casa della Memoria in Milan, Valerio Eliogabalo Torrisi (born 1993, Catania) presents 'Pulci più di prima, ora', a solo exhibition running during the 80th anniversary of the Liberation. The show draws on archival materials from ANED and the Istituto Nazionale Ferruccio Parri, including an anonymous military internee's diary. Three new works explore themes of infestation as a metaphor for the present, communal singing as resistance, and compassion as political act. 'Canti da cortile' (2025) is a photographic installation based on a drawing by Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso made during imprisonment, depicting evening gatherings of fellow prisoners. 'Ultimi canti' (2025) is a participatory installation using last letters from the Parri archive; visitors can take away printed fragments, some of which also appear on LED walls across Milan. 'Canto nuovo' (2025) is a video installation created with the LGBTQIA+ choir Checcoro, inspired by a dream of a freedom anthem recounted by Dario Venegoni, national president of ANED. Curator Salvatore Cristofaro's text quotes the flea metaphor from the diary. The exhibition transforms memory into a living, communal act.