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La Stanza (Archivio 1519)
2022 | Roma
Installation


La Stanza (Archivio 1519) is a spatial installation grounded in an eight-year relationship that began in adolescence, unfolding through both romantic and non-romantic forms of intimacy. Conceived as a room one can physically enter, the work aims to recreate the hippocampus of the brain, the site where memories are formed, stored, and transformed. It offers access to a warm internal landscape that functions as a refuge and a mnemonic space.

Exploring nostalgia, early attachments, and the persistence of formative bonds, La Stanza (Archivio 1519) creates a protective environment in which personal and shared memories can surface, settle, and be experienced. 

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CREDITS

Concept: Alice De Crais 

Artists: Alice De Crais, Paolo Alneon

Photography: Alice De Crais, Paolo Alneon, Tommaso D’Onofrio