“Ottofinestre is pleased to present BLINDFOLD, the first solo exhibition by Virginia Di Nunzio. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, September 21st, starting at 4:00 PM, at Via Saluzzo, 88, Turin.

The exhibition brings together the artist’s works from the beginning of her career to the present day, showcasing a gradual evolution in which sensitivity remains a constant. BLINDFOLD marks a moment of exploration and experimentation by the artist with materials, light, and sound.

Being blindfolded or ‘sans voir’ in front of someone or something implies trust, surrendering to other senses, and those who guide us. This premise reminds us that simply having sight is not enough to appreciate a sculpture – touch, hearing, and smell come into play when observing it.

Di Nunzio expresses herself through the human form: headless bodies and bodiless heads occupy the space as motionless and silent presences. The subjects, crafted in plaster, terracotta, or cement, appear somewhat lost – evoking the sensation of moving in the dark.

Faces without eyes and expressions without voice, covered in Hopperesque silence. It is not a matter of being incapable of seeing but rather a deliberate and symbolic exclusion of sight to observe from within. The icon of the blindfold symbolizes the duality between conscious and unconscious, representing the connection between emotions and senses, emphasizing the importance of the relationship between the emotional sphere and perception.

Di Nunzio’s figurative sculpture draws inspiration from sculptors like Brancusi, certain architectural forms, and the interplay between space and time. A fundamental element in the artist’s work is simplification: removing sight means stripping away the superfluous, leaving behind the ancestral, moving toward nothingness, almost to the absolute.

An anonymous face devoid of expression, whose identity emerges from the observer. A primordial ‘self’ latent within each of us. – Virginia Di Nunzio”