Exhibition by Clemente Pardini
November 20 – 23, 2025 | Piazza dell’arancio 22, Lucca
Vernissage: Thursday, 20 November from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hours: November 21 – 23 from 11am to 1pm and from 3.30pm to 7.30pm
Finissage: Sunday, 23 November from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Meeting with Michele Smargiassi (journalist), Clemente Pardini (Maria Selene Clemente + Christian Pardini), and Marco Salvetti, author of the texts in the book LIMO.
The intention is to give expression to an uncertain world in which any sense of community is fast disappearing. In this endeavour, Limo has travelled along the area bordering the Tuscan Lake Massaciuccoli to bear witness to the state of neglect and decay that characterises many of its features and urban settings. The choice of this territory, forming the subject matter of this photographic research, was dictated by the possibility of working at short-range. In this way it was possible to observe through a privileged lens, with the sense of proximity and belonging, not only specific local degeneration but the general disregard, neglect and lack of interest in the environment and the consequences of rash and ineffective territorial policies. In the case of Massaciuccoli, eutrophication phenomena, especially since the latter half of the last century, have resulted in a significant worsening of water quality, the disappearance of almost all submerged vegetation and the lake’s entire biological community. The most significant impact of the pollution and degradation of the aquatic ecosystem can be seen in the loss of fish, and thus the consequent economic disaster for the Massaciuccoli community, for whom fishing has traditionally been one of the main economic activities. These photographs reflect the interwoven relationships with people and places, in an effort to investigate the ordinary and recognise the constant commitment of those who live in the territory, doing what they can in an attempt to protect and take care of it.
BIO
Clemente–Pardini
(Maria Selene Clemente, Christian Pardini)
Clemente–Pardini is a duo founded in Pietrasanta (LU) in 2022 by Maria Selene Clemente (Cagliari, 1991) and Christian Pardini (Pietrasanta, 1987). Maria Selene is an independent journalist focusing on Africa and the Middle East, where she lived and worked for six years. Christian is a freelance graphic designer and photographer with a background in industrial design. Together, they develop photographic projects – both personal and commissioned – through a documentary approach that explores the landscape in its social and environmental dimensions. Their work has been exhibited at the Cardelli & Fontana art gallery, Festival di Documentazione e Narrazione del Paesaggio in Cuneo, FMAV – Fondazione Modena Arti Visive, and in other group exhibitions. Their photographs have been published in magazines such as L’Espresso and Perimetro. In 2023, they received a special mention at the Urbanautica Institute Awards, and in 2024 they were invited to lead a workshop as part of the Landscape Representation course at the Faculty of Architecture at Sapienza University of Rome. In 2025, their work was selected for the Italian Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.
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Website (Maria Selene Clemente)