STILLS OF PEACE

YAG/Garage – Pescara

STILLS OF PEACE FOR YOUNG
Daniele Di Girolamo, McManu Espinosa, Martina Marini Misterioso, Lalula Vivenzi

Curated by Cecilia Buccioni, Giovanna Dello Iacono and Maria Letizia Paiato

The global ecosystem is evolving rapidly, and with each passing day it seems increasingly driven toward political and social tensions rooted in individualism—tensions that silence both the individual and the minority. This stark contrast undermines humanity’s intrinsic freedom and the value of diversity, disrupting a primordial balance and triggering profound transformations. Through their investigations, the four artists construct a multifaceted discourse on the contemporary world—on how it is changing, and how it is changing us. What values and resources are essential for life? How can we protect the plurality we inhabit as we move toward the future? These questions form the starting point for a reflection that engages the senses through diverse materials and expressive languages, exploring the many facets of the Global Future. From introspection and the search for enduring reference points in ever-shifting forms, to the need for self-knowledge as a way to confront the fear of tomorrow; from activism against uncertainty and consumerist exclusion, to a reconnection with nature in order to understand the essential interdependence between people and the complex world around them—at once witness and protagonist of our shared environmental and social transformations.