Exhibitions

Neverland Gaza

Curated by Alessandro Bulgini
every Thursday with mandatory reservation, h. 20

Pav. C - Zone closed to visitors, second floor

'Neverland Gaza' has been created as a space of proximity and resonance.

An intimate installation built from everyday objects donated by people - carpets, chairs, lamps, a camping stove - that become instruments of relationship. The work stages an imaginary ritual inspired by the gesture of sharing tea in the ruins of Gaza during Ramadan. In this suspended and disarmed context, art becomes habitable, real, deeply our space.

"A work of art does not describe, it does not comment, it does not communicate" - writes Christian Caliandro in the text supporting the project - "it does not deal with a subject: it lives it, it goes through it, it experiences it. And this something is no longer a subject. It is reality".

The installation can be visited

every Thursday at 8 p.m.

Free entrance with mandatory reservation

(maximum of 30 people)

tel: +39 393 64 55 301

mail: info@flashback.to.it

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Storie di Matrimoni

Portraits of Immigration in Barriera di Milano

curated by Alessandro Bulgini

PAV. B - Second floor

Storie di Matrimoni, as the title suggests, is the representation of a precise moment in life, told through the language of photography. Images of powerful beauty evoke all the tenderness and emotion of an unforgettable moment. The history of photography is the protagonist together with the stories of weddings. Photography becomes, over time, an essential source and witness of the union not only between two people, but also between two family groups.

Storie di Matrimoni is also a magnifying glass on a neighborhood, the most populous, lively and stratified of Turin: Barriera di Milano. Here we find the universality of the story, the history of the West from the post-war period to today, the migration of entire populations seeking new opportunities, a turning point that only the modernity of metropolitan cities can promise.

The portraits of immigration in Barriera a Torino speak to us of life lived but also of the present moment, with an eye always turned to the future, made of dreams and possibilities.

Butterfly

Videoart exhibition

curated by Rebecca Russo

in collaboration with Videoinsight® Foundation
25/09/2025 - 29/03/2026

Pav. B - first floor

The butterfly is one of the most powerful and widely recognised symbols of transformation, rebirth and inner beauty. Its life cycle — from egg to larva, then to chrysalis and finally to a winged creature — represents profound change and growth. The butterfly is also a symbol of the soul, representing the passage between worlds, life and death, and darkness and light. Representing freedom and the brightness of being, the butterfly also symbolises fragility and impermanence, as its existence is brief yet intense, much like certain precious moments in life. The butterfly encourages us to let go of the past, embrace change and find the courage to evolve. It reminds us that even something seemingly motionless or dark, such as a chrysalis, can hold the potential for something wonderful.

Although human wounds may be painful, they can become wings that enable us to fly towards emancipation and awareness. They act as gateways through which light enters. Every pain we experience, every fall we take and every loss we endure leaves a mark. These are not just sufferings, but memories, experiences and truths. Losses and limitations create cracks through which the potential for transformation is revealed. Fragility can lead to authenticity, strength and luminosity. When failure is approached with awareness, it can lead to compassion, depth and art. Scars tell a story; they are not defects, but a truer form of beauty. Vulnerabilities can become resources, such as sensitivity, the ability to understand others and a desire for authenticity. The butterfly is poetry in motion — a silent messenger of hope, transformation and new life.

Selected video artworks from the Videoinsight® Collection:

Janet Biggs, Can't find my way home, 2015, 09’ 45’’

Maurizio Camerani, Sub, 1994, 06’ 06’’

Emilia Faro, The Prince's metamorphosis, 2010, 03’ 29’’

Michael Fliri, Getting too old to die young, 2008, 00’ 47’’

Kate Gilmore, My love is an anchor, 2004, 07’ 06’’

Goldiechiari, 1969, 2010, 04’ 23’’

Vlatka Horvat, Restless, 2010, 08’ 18’’

Polina Kanis, Eggs, 2010, 17’ 28’’

Ali Kazma, Dance Company, 2009, 10’ 17’’

Edson Luli, What is man, 2014, 06’ 55’’

Marcos Lutyens, The subjective self: twinnapse, 2013, 01’ 40’’

Ursula Mayer, The crystal gaze, 2007, 14’ 39’’

Marcello Maloberti, Blitz, 2012, 07’58’’

Masbedo, Glimà, 2008, 18’ 26’’

Hans Op De Beeck, Parade, 2012, 11’ 17’’

Fabrizio Passarella, Il Giardino Rabescato, 2003 - 2016, 15’ 48’’

Fabrizio Passarella, Dreams, 2022 - 2025, 17’ 30’’

Cheryl Pope, Stacks, 2010, 10’ 05’’

Sissi, Daniele ha perso il treno, 1999, 01’ 30’’

Michele Tombolini, Indelible marks, 2016, 07’ 13’’

Ulla Von Brandenburg, Singspiel, 2009, 06’ 39’’.

ERO NESSUNA

by Sandro Mele, Site specific installation

31 october 2024 – 12 october 2025

Pav. C - Il Circolino

On the occasion of Flashback Art Fair 2024, the artist Sandro Mele (also author of the fair's guiding image) takes up and re-elaborates Ero Nessuna, the intervention conceived for the Fondazione VOLUME! in Rome in December 2023. The exhibition, in the halls of the Circolino di Flashback Habitat's creative reception area, starts from the personal stories of Fioralba Duma and Karen Ducusin (two girls born from Albanian and Filipino parents, who grew up in Italy without citizenship) to give life to a story told through images that aims to sensitise those who do not know and those who do not want to know, inviting the spectator to reflect on the concept of citizenship by retracing the history that led our constituent fathers to write Article 3 of the Italian Constitution: ‘All citizens have equal social dignity and are equal before the law’.

Sandro Mele (Melendugno, LE, 1970), a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, began his career in the studio of Roman artist Fabio Mauri. Through his work, he has always dealt with political and social dynamics linked to current events, starting from everyday life experiences and stories. In addressing these topics, he seeks a human and profound reflection, with the intention of offering a genuine point of view, without contamination. Over the years he has used painting, video, photography, installations and sound settings to shape an exhibition structure capable of creating a dialogue with the viewer.