Elisa Giardina Papa
A Naked-Eye Blue
1 MAY until 30 MAY 2026
Opening – 1 MAY 2026, 6-10 pm
Elisa Giardina Papa,
She Flickered In and Out of History, 2026,
video installation, 18 minutes, variable dimensions.
Stills from the video.
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Tanja Wagner, Berlin.
The project is supported by the Italian Council program (2024) promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.
A Naked-Eye Blue recounts the tale of a Mediterranean island that emerged and disappeared from the sea. In 1831, an underwater volcanic eruption gave rise to a basalt formation between Tunisia and Sicily, sparking a violent sovereignty dispute among European powers. Six months later, the island vanished underwater. The work leaps between the historical and the speculative to meditate on the illuminatory potential of an island that refused to be annexed.
Elisa Giardina Papa,
She Flickered In and Out of History, 2026,
video installation, 18 minutes, variable dimensions.
Stills from the video.
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Tanja Wagner, Berlin.
The project is supported by the Italian Council program (2024) promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.
Elisa Giardina Papa,
She Flickered In and Out of History, 2026,
video installation, 18 minutes, variable dimensions.
Stills from the video.
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Tanja Wagner, Berlin.
The project is supported by the Italian Council program (2024) promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.