Alfredo Aceto: Amusia

14 March—3 May 2025

We are delighted to invite you to the opening of the solo exhibition, “Amusia”, by Alfredo Aceto in our Geneva space. Join us for the opening on Thursday, March 13, from 6 pm.

Inspired by sociology, art history, and gender studies, Alfredo Aceto uses media such as drawing, sculpture, and photography to explore traumas and emotional imprints. His practice intertwines personal and collective narratives, examining identity, language, the body, and its absence. Through these themes, he challenges power structures, social norms, and the blurred boundaries between reality and fiction.

For this exhibition, Aceto presents a new ensemble of sculptures, primarily from his emblematic Campanula series. Through fragmented narratives, these works explore self-perception, unresolved emotional tensions, and the body’s relationship with space. They extend his ongoing investigation of sexuality as an act of resistance against authority and repression, where the body becomes both subject and tool of defiance. Many of these sculptures incorporate bells, introducing a sonic and performative element. Yet, their meaning remains fluid: they might evoke kneecaps, reflective eyes, or even surveillance cameras, subtly playing with themes of perception and control.

Alfredo Aceto was born in Turin in 1991. He lives and works in Geneva. He has exhibited at numerous international institutions, including the Centre d’Art Contemporain in Geneva, the Museo del Novecento in Milan, the Kunsthaus Glarus and the Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen.