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Il sesso nelle camere d’albergo features a compelling selection of works by artists Bruno Cattani, Kamilia Kard, Lisa Kereszi, Marco Signorini, and Attilio Solzi.
The title draws inspiration from Geoff Dyer’s book Otherwise Known as the Human Condition. Selected Essays and Reviews, a collection of essays published in Italian by Einaudi under the evocative title Il sesso nelle camere d’albergo.

The exhibition brings together diverse artistic voices, each interrogating the human body and its representations through distinct lenses. Bruno Cattani elevates the forms of the body through photography of sculptural works, seeking a sublimated beauty rooted in memory and form. Kamilia Kard reclaims the primal and sensual aspects of the female body, challenging contemporary portrayals and emphasizing a raw, visceral connection to identity. Lisa Kereszi documents the seductive magnetism of New Burlesque performances over six years, weaving a narrative of fantasy, freedom, and spectacle. Marco Signorini employs a playful approach, using digital manipulation to reconfigure images of the nude body—transforming them into abstracted forms and new visual languages. Attilio Solzi intertwines words and performance, creating introspective narratives where tattooed, nude, or semi-nude bodies interact with graffiti-covered environments, exploring the relationship between the physical and the symbolic.

Bruno Cattani (Reggio Emilia, 1964) began his photographic journey in 1982 and has been a photojournalist since 1988. His work centers on memory as a voyage through recollection—through faces, objects, and places. Among his notable projects is Eros, dedicated to the corporeal forms within sculpture. Cattani’s work has been exhibited at prestigious venues such as the Musée du Louvre, Musée Rodin, and Mois de la Photo in Paris, as well as the Galleria Civica di Modena and the Fondazione Pistoletto in Biella.

Kamilia Kard (Milan, 1981) is an artist, researcher, and educator. After earning a degree in Political Economy, she obtained a three-year diploma in Painting and a Master’s in Net Art from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. Her practice focuses on constructing identity in the digital age, transforming static or animated images into GIFs, websites, prints, videos, and installations. Her work has been exhibited at venues including Careof Milan, Galerie Odile Ouizeman in Paris, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, IMAL in Brussels, and La Triennale di Milano.

Lisa Kereszi (Pennsylvania, 1973) holds an MFA from Yale University. In the late 1990s, she worked as an assistant to Nan Goldin in New York. Kereszi’s photography critically explores worlds of recreation and escapism—amusement parks, cinemas, bars, strip clubs, and arcades—spaces that transport us into realms of fantasy. Her recent exhibitions include Mother at the Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art (2022), Photobook Exhibition at the Benaki Museum during Athens Photo Festival (2022), and OUTS at Filter Photo Space in Chicago (2022).

Marco Signorini (Florence, 1962) lives and works in Florence. He is a professor of photography at the Brera and Carrara Academies. With a background in scenography, he developed an interest in video and photography, focusing on Italian landscape photography. His works have been exhibited internationally at the Winterthur Fotomuseum, SK Stiftung Kultur in Cologne.

Attilio Solzi (Soresina, 1962) has an approach to photography of a conceptual nature, always starting from social and daily contexts, a research on how to interpret the real and contemporary. The main focus of his work is the image of the body and its representation. Solzi prefers the book form for the realization of his projects. Recent publications include: Verbum, 89books (2022), The Last Summer, Salt n Pepper Press (2021).

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Il sesso nelle camere d’albergo
From 16 dicembre 2023 to 15 marzo 2024
Metronom, Via carteria 10, 41121, Modena