Lorenza Longhi | Dazzle Dazzle | 25.01.-09.03.2025

Arriving in the afterglow of a roaring party. Lights on, the party is over. Remnants of what was once uninhibited luxury sparkle scattered around - evidence of an opulence that has turned to ruins. In Dazzle Dazzle, high and low come together in a degraded debutante ball where the glamor of luxury reveals its hollowed-out protocols. The pompous display is traced in its remnants and waste is revealed as both a psychological need and an economic condition. Lights on, the party is over, yes ... but the rhythm has not stopped: its dysfunctional organization is merely accentuated, so that it approaches a rave and retains the ability to shine.

Lorenza Longhi uses observation, imitation and dilettantism as strategies to deal with taste and its implications. In this way, she appropriates the language of fashion and shows how desire is constructed, presented and performed in consumer society. She hijacks processes of mechanical reproduction and exhausted standardization, creating liveliness from what could be perceived as a classic nightmare. Decoration occupies a special place here, blithely claiming the power to break open seemingly fixed systems and redefine notions of value and permanence. Tiptoeing between sequins, stencils, bows and scrap grabs ... they set the pace for the next gathering.