Ossa invites viewers to contemplate the delicate balance between fragility and strength and the underlying structures that support life. The skeletal framework which is analysed is not just that of living beings, but also of structures and society. By stripping away the superfluous, the artists focus on the essential elements that persist long after everything else has dissolved. Through their artworks, they examine the architecture of life itself, revealing the beauty in what remains when all else has faded away, prompting a reflection on our own mortality and, most of all, about the legacy we leave behind.

Giulio Paolini: Zeitgeist

Employing the obsolete techniques of mimeography and cyanotype, Giulio Paolini draws parallels between skeletal structures and architectural forms. His prints, where recurrent dreams meet the artist’s own personal history, showcase lightweight and resilience; much like bones – at once brittle and unyielding, the structures in his artworks reminds us about the fragility of our certainties and memories.

Valentina Zavoli: Rebirth Through Dissolution

Valentina Zavoli revives the art of engraving to examine the cycle of life and death. Her prints celebrate the beauty of natural shapes and the transformation of bone matter into new forms of life, illustrating the continuous flow of energy in nature. The delicate lines and textures achieved through her printing methods echo the intricate structures of bones themselves, inviting closer inspection and contemplation.

Eugenio Belgrado: The Enigma of Flesh

Eugenio Belgrado meticolous linework takes us in an unsettling and surreal atmosphere. His works are the result of methodical explorations and annotations of his dreams and nightmares. Here, the subjects are fossilised at the margins of time and matter, within intricate compositions where the obsessive search for structure prevails over realism, in a vain struggle to give shape to the memory of something that never happened.