LUCIANA AIRONI. AbbeceDiariu
Project Room
Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 5:00 PM, SCD Studio (Via Bramante 22n, Perugia IT) will inaugurate “AbbeceDiariu” the first project room of the 2025 exhibition season. This artistic project, created by Sardinian artist Luciana Aironi and curated by Barbara Pavan, explores the transformative power of language.
“AbbeceDiariu” is an artistic endeavor investigating the potency of language and its impact on the intimate structure of human existence. The exhibition consists of twenty-five works created using embroidery and mixed techniques on X-rays, some of which are backlit by LEDs. Here, the dialogue between words and materials delves into memory, identity, and the relationship between body and language.
Aironi uses X-ray plates as metaphors for bodily transparency and human fragility. On these plates, she embroiders words in Sardinian dialect, her native tongue, deeply rooted in both emotional experiences and the context of the territorial community to which she belongs. Each embroidered term becomes an indelible mark of personal and collective experiences, evoking the transformative and, at times, traumatic power of language. The dialect, with its visceral authenticity, expresses an unmediated and direct truth, rendering the bond between words and the body tangible and powerful.
The choice of embroidery, a technique traditionally associated with the feminine sphere, amplifies the symbolic value of the works. Each stitch becomes a reparative gesture, capable of fixing and mending the wounds of the past, invoking language as both a tool of healing and a potential source of harm. In this perspective, the body—represented in the X-rays—emerges as a palimpsest on which words leave profound traces, shaping memory and identity.
With “AbbeceDiariu,” Aironi invites reflection on the power of words to define human beings, for better or worse. In an era marked by polarizing and sometimes destructive communication, the artist calls for a deeper and more responsible awareness of language usage.
The exhibition will run through March 1, 2025. A catalog will be available on-site.
The artist
Luciana Aironi (born in Nuoro, 1977) trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sassari. Her works have been included in solo and group exhibitions. Notable solo shows include “E te ne farò dono” at Spazio e Movimento in Cagliari (2023), curated by Ivana Salis; “Indipendentemente dalle correnti” at Galleria Mancaspazio in Nuoro (2020); and “Istintivamente istanti” at Giardino degli Aranci in Sassari (2019).
Her work has also been included in significant group exhibitions and curatorial projects, such as the Biennale della Fiber Art-Sardegna at the MURATS Museum in Samugheo (2020); the National Art Gallery of Sassari with “La rivoluzione del filo rosso” (2020); and the Diocesan Museum of Oristano with “De Insula”, an anthology spanning from the 19th century to contemporary art (2022).
In 2023, she was selected through an international open call for “Forget Me (K)Not” a project focused on the denied rights of women at MuRTAC, the Museum of Ancient and Contemporary Embroidery and Textiles in Valtopina, and was invited to participate in“Appunti su questo tempo” at CasermArcheologica in Sansepolcro. Other recent participations include “Wunderkammer Insula” at Roma Arte in Nuvola (2022); “Money Money Money: l’arte di fare soldi” in Terni (2023); and “Verba Creant” in the Vangi Room of Palazzo Pretorio in Barberino di Mugello (2024). Her works were also showcased in the II International Biennale of Contemporary Fiber Art: “Radici, Metamorfosi, Mescolanze” (2024). Aironi’s works are part of public and private collections and have been published in various catalogs and specialized magazines.
The Exhibition Venue
SCD Textile & Art Studio is an association dedicated to promote both national and international contemporary Fiber Art. The Studio has been engaged for years in activities focused on research, experimentation, and the promotion of innovative artistic languages, particularly in the field of fibers. It emphasizes artistic practices that intertwine tradition and contemporaneity, with a more recent focus on textiles applied to performance and relational arts as well as new technologies.
The Studio organizes and coordinates events, temporary exhibitions, and cultural programs in collaboration with artists, curators, art galleries, and institutions, both within its own premises and in external contexts. Its work unfolds in a continuous exchange and dialogue aimed at exploring universal themes and contemporary reflections. For SCD, art is conceived as a living, dynamic entity capable of fostering dialogue with the public and the surrounding environment. It creates a space — physical or virtual — that is fertile for growth and exchange for all who share its vision.
