Zagara - Tiziana Amico
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Introducción
*Zagara — Ciò che resta* is the first institutional solo exhibition of Tiziana Amico, a photographer who draws on her legal background in her photographic practice.
*Zagara — Ciò che resta* is the first institutional solo exhibition of Tiziana Amico, a photographer who draws on her legal background in her photographic practice. In *Zagara*, she combines a personal, family-based starting point with a broader investigation. Her great-grandmother was forced to flee an attempted femicide in Sicily in 1939. From this point, the work explores how gender-based violence leaves traces: not only in the body, but especially in silence, in gestures, and in inherited emotional landscapes. The title *Zagara* refers to the blossom of the orange tree. What is culturally staged as a celebration of love, marriage and purity turns out to be an ambivalent presence: a beauty that not only seduces, but also controls and suffocates. The fragrance symbolises a socially imposed femininity that both idealises and imprisons women. The work is shaped by three key influences: the family archive as an active, contested site where silences can be broken and erased voices made audible again; the legal system as a structural framework for violence and protection; and the role of the media in portraying and obscuring gender-based violence. Landscapes of Sicily, family portraits and archival images are complemented by scents, audio, video and research materials. The exhibition is part of the annual programme *handle with care* and is presented alongside the work of Virginie Rebetez.
| Dirección de contacto |
Photoforum Pasquart
Seevorstadt 71 / Faubourg du Lac 71 2502 Biel/Bienne info@photoforumpasquart.ch |
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| Localidad |
PASQUART Photoforum Seevorstadt 71 2502 Biel / Bienne Switzerland |
| Event Homepage | https://www.photoforumpasquart.ch |
Fechas del evento
- domingo, 14 de junio de 2026
- miércoles, 17 de junio de 2026
- jueves, 18 de junio de 2026
- viernes, 19 de junio de 2026
- sábado, 20 de junio de 2026
- domingo, 21 de junio de 2026
- miércoles, 24 de junio de 2026
- jueves, 25 de junio de 2026
- viernes, 26 de junio de 2026
- sábado, 27 de junio de 2026
- domingo, 28 de junio de 2026
- miércoles, 1 de julio de 2026
- jueves, 2 de julio de 2026
- viernes, 3 de julio de 2026
- sábado, 4 de julio de 2026
- domingo, 5 de julio de 2026
- miércoles, 8 de julio de 2026
- jueves, 9 de julio de 2026
- viernes, 10 de julio de 2026
- sábado, 11 de julio de 2026
- domingo, 12 de julio de 2026
- miércoles, 15 de julio de 2026
- jueves, 16 de julio de 2026
- viernes, 17 de julio de 2026
- sábado, 18 de julio de 2026
- domingo, 19 de julio de 2026
- miércoles, 22 de julio de 2026
- jueves, 23 de julio de 2026
- viernes, 24 de julio de 2026
- sábado, 25 de julio de 2026
- domingo, 26 de julio de 2026
- miércoles, 29 de julio de 2026
- jueves, 30 de julio de 2026
- viernes, 31 de julio de 2026
- sábado, 1 de agosto de 2026
- domingo, 2 de agosto de 2026
- miércoles, 5 de agosto de 2026
- jueves, 6 de agosto de 2026
- viernes, 7 de agosto de 2026
- sábado, 8 de agosto de 2026
- domingo, 9 de agosto de 2026
- miércoles, 12 de agosto de 2026
- jueves, 13 de agosto de 2026
- viernes, 14 de agosto de 2026
- sábado, 15 de agosto de 2026
- domingo, 16 de agosto de 2026
- miércoles, 19 de agosto de 2026
- jueves, 20 de agosto de 2026
- viernes, 21 de agosto de 2026
- sábado, 22 de agosto de 2026
- domingo, 23 de agosto de 2026
- miércoles, 26 de agosto de 2026
- jueves, 27 de agosto de 2026
- viernes, 28 de agosto de 2026
- sábado, 29 de agosto de 2026