Federica Mambrini & Valeria Simonini

Federica Mambrini - L’albergo della lontananza / Far Far Stay unfolds between Italy and Chile and is based on architectural situations that the artist either investigated or created specifically to explore the limits of photography and architecture in relation to translation and distance. The “in-between” space is, by definition, what lies between various possibilities. When different elements come into contact, they influence and overlap with one another, creating new hybrid forms. Translation is one of these processes, in which different contaminations give rise to a moment of encounter, generating unique expressions and understandings.
Distance is the space between two people, united by a romantic relationship but separated across continents, who attempt to draw closer by analyzing the space that separates them. The exhibition presents five scenarios: the bridge, the two squares, the room/the doubt, the kiss, and the desert.
Valeria Simonini - One like many others. A visual journey through railwaymen‘s homes is a photographic installation based on Valeria Simonini‘s historical and visual research, which recounts the serial architecture of the South Tyrolean railway workers‘ houses. The project was launched in 2023 as part of Bolzanism POP UP, an artistic residency promoted by Bolzanism Museum – the first museum dedicated to the popular architecture of Bolzano and the stories of those who live there. Photographer Luca Matassoni collaborated on the territorial narrative project.