Curatorial and research collective, Algæ Curatorial, expresses itself through slow storytelling processes, allowing time for in-depth exploration and attentive dialogue with its interlocutors. We believe that a slower pace enables a better observation of reality and its transformations.

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Our choice not to identify as an artistic collective but rather as a curatorial and research collective follows specific objectives that are not aimed at developing or perfecting an individual artistic practice. Instead, we seek to spark narratives and reflections through research, photography, drawing, and printmaking, adopting an ethnographic and anthropological approach.

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• 2023 // Residency at Cima Città "Slow Down Please"

Creation of a collective visual ethnographic journal on experiencing a place in regeneration, reflecting on the potential this environment—and the encounter of diverse practices—brings to the creative process.

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• 2022 // Last Mile                                                    

An unpublished photographic project by Marco Barbieri exploring the rapid transformation of urban space driven by the consumer models that have emerged in recent years. Curated by Algæ Curatorial.

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• 2021 // Algæ Festival                                

A city-wide event in Como featuring spaces, associations, institutions, and local cultural organizations. Over two weeks, the festival hosted photography, illustration, music, art, and performance events across the city.​​​

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