There are subtle signs, nearly evanescent resulting from a complex process. The series Nude, on display at the Gypsotheca of the National Gallery and populated by vibrant “presences,” is the result of an unconventional process that combines the gestural element of drawing by making use of recycled Polaroid emulsion from previous artworks.
In a basin full of water, the artist moves the Polaroid emulsion as a thin veil of silk to be arranged onto watercolor paper. The resulting images become traces of a past that has been transformed and conveys an intimate account of old memories revealing all of their fragility.
Beatrice Pediconi, whose multimedia research explores traditional media to reach novel formal and expressive solutions, takes us on a journey of memories. Therefore the Nude series represents an attempt to make sense of our present by infusing new life into fragments from the past.
Beatrice Pediconi, Nude #2, 2021
““I developed the exhibition “Presenze” after my father’s demise and is a reflection on the passage of time and loss to question our ability to process memories. These drawings are the result of a migration and their volatile and minimal traces bear witness to a story. The series Nude is about leaving marks that serve as evidence of our existence”.
