Capsule Venice is delighted to present A Breadcrumb Trail, the first solo show at the gallery by Luca Campestri (b. 1999, Florence, Italy; lives and works in Bologna, Italy). Consisting of a set of narrative fragments that make up a nocturnal landscape inhabited by ambiguous, affective, even hostile presences, the exhibition intends to the central moment of the traditional fairy tale of Hänsel and Gretel, placing the visitor at the centre of the story. Abandoned for a second night in the woods by their parents, having managed to find their way home the previous day thanks to the trick of the pebbles documented in the tale, the two siblings cast a look of despair on the trail of crumbs, which has now been devoured by nocturnal animals. The exhibition queries fragile methods for orientation and positioning, and explores the need to find a way home, all while that "home" is not necessarily the right place to be. Home, rather, is the origin of the feeling of loss itself. The works that make up this solo show outline narrative, conceptual, and formal references relating to the fairy tale of Hänsel and Gretel, as well as reflections of a hauntological nature, on the modalities of vision, and on the photographic medium.
