The exhibition presents the works of artists Despina Charitonidi and Davide Tagliabue, created during the Ecosystems as Living Communities residencies produced by UNIDEE Residency Programs of Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte, in collaboration with UniCredit Group.
Resulting from a period of research and production at Cittadellarte, the works become part of the UniCredit Art Collection, as a tangible testimony to the dialogue between art, territory, and community.
In line with the shared vision of Cittadellarte and UniCredit, which recognizes art as an active force for regenerating social, environmental, and cultural bonds, the connective residencies of Ecosystems as Living Communities foster encounters between artistic practices, local knowledge, and contemporary complexities.
Charitonidi’s work explores the acoustic communication of marine mammals threatened by noise pollution, through ceramic sculptures inspired by marine fossils from Piedmont that are capable of reproducing evocative sounds.
Tagliabue, on the other hand, reflects on the industrial poultry farming chain, incorporating organic waste materials — bones, eggshells, ashes — into bioceramic works that evoke relics and contemporary rituals.
Both artists embrace experimental and alchemical practices, accepting the risk of the unexpected as part of the creative process. Their works become true comp(h)osts: objects that incorporate transformation, memory, and living matter, questioning our relationship with life, consumption, and the sacred.
This exhibition represents the outcome of a shared journey, where art acts as a catalyst for change and co-creation. An invitation to imagine new ecosystems, in which human beings recognize themselves as part of an interconnected whole.
