Colapesce’s first exhibition in Parma

by Redazione , printed on 13/01/2026

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From January 23 to March 1, 2026, the Borgo Delle Colonne 28 house in Parma will host the primary solo exhibition of singer Colapesce. About 200 pictures discover intimacy, reminiscence and on a regular basis life by way of a fifteen-year archive of images.

The first solo exhibition of Colapesce, pseudonym of Lorenzo Urciullo, lands in Parma with BDC86 – Colapesce, Double Single Use, a photographic exhibition hosted from Jan. 23 to March 1, 2026 within theBorgo Delle Colonne house 28, in collaboration with and curated by Patricia Armocida Gallery. The opening is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m., with the artist and gallery proprietor current; the night will proceed with a musical choice curated by Colapesce and a DJ set to observe, whereas the Santeria Parma bar will accompany the occasion. Admission is free and visits are potential on weekends or by e-mail reservation.

“Double Single Use is not a photography exhibition but an exhibition of photographs,” says Urciullo himself. The artist, who doesn’t pursue images professionally, has been documenting the lodge rooms he stays in throughout excursions for about 15 years, with no particular motivation apart from an curiosity in cataloging and private reminiscence. The choice on show consists of about 200 pictures chosen by gallery proprietor Patricia Armocida, who recognized the potential of the photographs posted by the artist on Instagram.

The challenge is split into three primary sequence. The first, D.U.S., collects images of lodge rooms handed by way of on excursions, representing an archive of areas and moments of transition. Teresa and Anna, the second sequence, is devoted to the artist’s grandmother and great-aunt and paperwork their houses, related however completely different, recounting a household bond and home reminiscence. The third sequence, Exhausted Days, gives intimate and symbolic pictures of Sicily, noticed by way of the eyes of those that realize it deeply. The images, of small format, return a imaginative and prescient of loneliness perceived with an ironic and reflective gaze, during which every day intimacy and the multiplicity of non-public experiences develop into the topic of a real visible meditation.

“Double Single Use “ takes the form of a visual meditation on intimacy, the potential of solitude and the multiplicity of human experiences. Through a selection of about 200 photographic shots, the personal, zealous and reflective universe of Lorenzo Urciullo, aka Colapesce, is explored,” , writes artwork critic Domenico De Chirico.

Notes on the artist

Lorenzo Urciullo, aka Colapesce, has established himself as probably the most unique protagonists of the Italian scene. In 2012 he acquired the Targa Tenco for greatest debut work along with his debut album Un meraviglioso declino, which was adopted by Egomostro (2015) and Infedele (2017), made with IOSONOUNCANE and Mario Conte. In 2015 he printed, along with Alessandro Baronciani, the graphic novel La distanza for Bao Publishing. The following 12 months he offered on the Romaeuropa Festival the present devoted to the soundtrack of the photographs of director Vittorio De Seta. Recognized overseas, in 2013 he’s cited by The Guardian for example of exportable Italian music, whereas NMEand Le Monde report Egomostro among the many greatest European pop works in non-English languages. In 2019 he debuts as an actor within the play Stanno tutti male, written with Riccardo Goretti and Stefano Cenci.

In 2020 he releases, with Dimartino, the album I Mortali, welcomed by critics and the general public. In 2021 they take part within the Sanremo Festival with Musica leggerissima, which obtained 5 Platinum Records, they usually launch I mortali 2, a double album with ten new tracks. Also along with Dimartino they signal Toy Boy, with Ornella Vanoni and Luca Guadagnino, and Cose da pazzi, based mostly on the Amazon Prime sequence The Bad Guy. In 2023 they star in La primavera della mia vita, which is adopted by the soundtrack of the identical identify. At the next version of Sanremo they current Splash, profitable the Mia Martini Critics’ Award and the Lucio Dalla Press Room Award. This is adopted by the albums Lux Eterna Beach and, in 2024, Archi, ottoni e preoccupazioni, dwell with the orchestra La Corelli performed by Davide Rossi. In the identical 12 months he composed the soundtrack for Iddu – Sicilian Letters, starring Toni Servillo and Elio Germano, incomes nominations for the David di Donatello and Nastri d’Argento awards. Also in 2024, he made his debut as a photographer with the exhibition Double Single Use, curated by the Patricia Armocida Gallery in Milan.

From Sanremo to images: Colapesce’s first exhibition in Parma

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