RAW 2021 - RECORDIS

RECORDIS – remembering, revisiting the realm of the heart

Solo exhibition by Ilaria Pisciottani

Curated by Valeria Cirone

Exhibition dates: October 28–31, 2021

Opening: October 30 at 5:00 PM

Palazzo Velli Expo

Piazza di S. Egidio, 10, Rome

“… I am where light contends with darkness—a light I never take for granted, allowing it to spur me on to (re)discover a pure heart.”

Ilaria Pisciottani leads us on a personal journey—one of scandalous intimacy, yet simultaneously shared and collective—through signs, traces, symbols, and emotions that bring us back to the deepest dimension of the Self.

Curated by Valeria Cirone, the exhibition explores the theme of memory through the photographer’s introspective gaze. It examines the interplay between individual and collective memory, the sensory perceptions linked to it, and the effects it produces on consciousness and knowledge.

Memory: the intimate repository of every human being, the ideal space for selecting and archiving fragments of life.

A vessel for the sum of one’s memories. It is not merely a concept of memory, but the capacity to preserve a more or less complete trace of external stimuli derived from experience—and to recall them once those stimuli have ceased, recognizing them as past states of consciousness.

The very nature of memory presents itself as a force field where memories are defined by the boundaries of oblivion. It is a process of selecting, cutting, and dissecting lived experiences—an interplay of forces that gives rise to subjectivity, connecting the fundamental concepts of “identity,” “time,” and “consciousness.” “One’s own time”—so often denied in a contemporary world driven by rapid, frenetic spatiotemporal vectors; denied to reflection and knowledge; and imprisoning the freedom of the gaze within easy stereotypes and a simplistic framework born of forgetfulness—or indeed, oblivion itself.

Identity, time, and memory intertwine, taking on an intimate dimension where the past blends with the present through constant echoes that serve as a warning for future actions, becoming the ideological hallmark of Pisciottani’s work.

RECORDIS—meaning to remember, to revisit the realm of the heart—seeks to offer an opportunity to reflect on the nature of contemporary humanity. It is an invitation to reclaim one’s own space and time, and a stimulus to rethink the human being in relation to the past—a relationship that inevitably reflects upon the present.

The exhibition is part of Rome Art Week (RAW 2021), an annual event dedicated to showcasing contemporary art in all its forms within the Eternal City, highlighting the coexistence of the ancient and the contemporary, and exploring new facets of Rome. Admission is free, though entry is regulated to manage capacity; face masks and hand sanitization are mandatory, in compliance with legal requirements.

Exhibition dates: October 28–31, 2021

11:30 AM – 7:00 PM – Free admission