PUBLIC PROGRAM
LUCA VITONE
per l’eternità.
Premise for a trilogy
Curated by Francesca Guerisoli
through May 30, 2025
March 18, 2025, 6 pm
L’odore come scultura tra memoria, luogo e potere
With Maria Candida Gentile and Luca Vitone
Moderator: Francesca Guerisoli
The exhibition brings together for the first time the entire body of work that grew out of the monolfactive achromatic sculpture per l’eternità, created in 2013 for the Italian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale. The subtitle Premise for a trilogy refers to the three works Vitone created with the collaboration of Ligurian master perfumer Maria Candida Gentile that are based on the sense of smell, on the exploration of the relationship between memory, place and sensory perception in relation to power: Per l’eternità (2013) as economic power, Imperium (2014) to represent the state, A tale of forked tongues (2017) on military authority.
Each of these works focuses on the ability of the sense of smell to activate memories and deep connections, generating an immersive environment as a work of art that challenges the traditional aesthetic and formal canons of contemporary art.
In creating perfumes, Maria Candida Gentile takes a distinctive approach, emphasizing the use of natural raw materials and the importance of telling personal stories through fragrances. During the meeting, the master perfumer and the artist will tell the audience how their collaboration has focused on the sensory experience in the creation of achromatic monolfactive sculptures.
April 9, 2025 6 p.m.
Eternit: narrazioni tra responsabilità sociale e attivismo
With Bruno Pesce, Angelo Ferracuti and Luca Vitone
Moderator: Francesca Guerisoli
The meeting will feature Bruno Pesce and Angelo Ferracuti in dialogue with Luca Vitone to discuss the social and environmental implications related to the use of asbestos and the different returns-activist, journalistic, literary, artistic-of a struggle that is still ongoing.
Bruno Pesce, an activist, is currently part of the AFeVA Associazione Familiari Vittime Amianto board. He has held various roles dealing with the construction of Vertenza Amianto, on the ground and with institutions, for justice, remediation, health care and mesothelioma research, including Secretary of the Chamber of Labor Comprensorio of Casale Monferrato (1979 – 1994); co-founder and coordinator of AFeVA (1988); founder Vertenza Amianto Committee of Casale Associations and coordinator. Vertenza Amianto is an initiative involving asbestos victims’ associations, trade unions and environmental groups. Vertenza has played a crucial role in bringing to light the responsibilities associated with asbestos exposure in the region, helping to raise public and institutional awareness of its serious health and environmental consequences at national and international levels.
Angelo Ferracuti is a writer and reporter, known for his commitment to addressing social and environmental issues, and is the author of the reportage “Journey to Casale: the city of asbestos in Piedmont” (2020), in which he explores the social and environmental implications of the use of asbestos in Casale Monferrato, offering an in-depth perspective on the history and consequences of asbestos exposure in the region.
May 30, 2025 6 pm
Finissage and presentation of the catalog published by Allemandi
Luca Vitone and Francesca Guerisoli
The artist and the curator will accompany the public for a guided tour of the exhibition and present the catalog per l’eternità. Premise for a trilogy published by Allemandi (due out in May 2025), with texts by Luca Vitone, Francesca Guerisoli and Marco Scotini. In addition to all the exhibited works that make up the cycle per l’eternità, the volume includes the two achromatic mono-active sculptures created in collaboration with Maria Candida Gentile.
The events are all free admission with reservations required (segreteria@larocca.foundation).
