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MARIANNA MARDINI
UNDER THE PILLOW
Dark Materiality and the Forensic Imagery of Childhood
Marianna Nardini’s work revolves around a figure that never enters the frame yet is undeniably present – the Tooth Fairy. A secret protagonist, she acts from the shadows, from “under the pillow,” from that sliver of childhood between sleep and waking, between trust and fear. In the exhibition Under the Pillow, the fairy is no longer a benevolent gift-giver, but an ambivalent presence, at once tender and menacing, a sovereign of imagination who supervises and reshapes the child’s world. A seemingly innocuous childhood ritual – placing a milk tooth beneath the pillow – is transformed into a point of contention, an intersection where fantasy, corporeality, pain, inherited narratives, and their unexpected twists converge.
The story underlying the exhibition begins with the familiar formula: Once upon a time,…
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MARIANNA MARDINI
UNDER THE PILLOW
Dark Materiality and the Forensic Imagery of Childhood
Marianna Nardini’s work revolves around a figure that never enters the frame yet is undeniably present – the Tooth Fairy. A secret protagonist, she acts from the shadows, from “under the pillow,” from that sliver of childhood between sleep and waking, between trust and fear. In the exhibition Under the Pillow, the fairy is no longer a benevolent gift-giver, but an ambivalent presence, at once tender and menacing, a sovereign of imagination who supervises and reshapes the child’s world. A seemingly innocuous childhood ritual – placing a milk tooth beneath the pillow – is transformed into a point of contention, an intersection where fantasy, corporeality, pain, inherited narratives, and their unexpected twists converge.
The story underlying the exhibition begins with the familiar formula: Once upon a time,…
