Francesco Pergolesi

Francesco Pergolesi Artist photographer represented by Catherine Edelman Gallery Chicago

Three gazes, one neighborhood: “Mirades del Poble-Sec”. 🏢📸Proud to have participated in the Barcelona 2026 World Capital...
07/10/2026

Three gazes, one neighborhood: “Mirades del Poble-Sec”. 🏢📸

Proud to have participated in the Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture program with this exhibition at Centre Cultural Albareda (Centre Cultural Albareda). This project brought together my photographic gaze, the architectural vision of , and the historical research of to explore the creative practices, people, and social fabric of Poble-sec. 🏛️✨

Thank you to the Barcelona City Council (Barcelona 2026 Capital Mundial de l'Arquitectura) and everyone involved in making this possible!

Credits:👁️ Curated by: Elisa Olive Elias () & Angels Gomez ()📐 Exhibition design: Elisa Olive Elias (eoARQ)🎨 Graphic design: Marta Elias Arija (Marta Elias Arija)🤝
In collaboration with: Matthieu Virolleaud, architect🎵

Performance by: Sound Dreamers

👉 Swipe through the gallery to see some of the highlights and let me know your thoughts in the comments! 👇

🇪🇺 This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union and Goethe-Institut. Culture Moves Europe

The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.

-sec CultureMovesEurope

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05/26/2026

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Venusia, Spoleto, 2015A doorway frames the scene, marking a clear boundary between the street and the interior.The figur...
04/28/2026

Venusia, Spoleto, 2015

A doorway frames the scene, marking a clear boundary between the street and the interior.

The figure stands within this threshold, surrounded by elements that define the space: flowers, products, shelves. Everything is arranged according to daily use, forming a composition that is both functional and structured.

The reference to “La nascita di Venere” by Botticelli lies in the idea of appearance, a figure emerging within a defined setting, positioned at the center of the image.

In Heroes, each photograph is constructed as a scene where the subject and the environment remain closely connected, without hierarchy. The space is not a backdrop, but part of the image itself.

A suspended moment where the ordinary quietly shifts into something else.A domestic interior, familiar and intimate: toy...
04/21/2026

A suspended moment where the ordinary quietly shifts into something else.
A domestic interior, familiar and intimate: toys scattered across the floor, a child asleep in the background, a television glowing in the corner. Nothing unusual, and yet everything feels slightly displaced. The light isolates, separates, subtly rewrites the scene.
Julie sits at the center, present but elsewhere. Her gesture, almost absent-minded, carries a quiet tension — as if time had slowed just enough to reveal what usually slips by unnoticed.
In Stars, these spaces become stages. Not to exaggerate reality, but to gently tilt it. The everyday doesn’t turn into spectacle, it becomes a place of attention, where fragility, fatigue, and care coexist.
There is no climax, no resolution. Just a quiet awareness: that even within the most familiar environments, something remains open, unresolved, and deeply human.

La stanza dei giochi, Cave CanemThis image is built around a familiar space: a room meant for play, repetition, and ever...
04/17/2026

La stanza dei giochi, Cave Canem

This image is built around a familiar space: a room meant for play, repetition, and everyday gestures.

The scene is constructed, but it holds onto something real: the way the dog occupies the space, moving between attention and distraction, presence and instinct. The environment is not just a background, but part of the image’s structure.

A balance emerges between control and unpredictability. The space is defined, the light is measured, but the subject always introduces a slight shift.

A reference can be found in L’illusioniste by Jacques Tati, in the quiet, slightly offbeat atmosphere, where small actions and details carry the weight of the scene.

The result is an image that stays grounded in reality, while quietly moving away from it.


Las Hermanas, from the series InsulaeA façade, two windows, two women facing each other.This image is loosely inspired b...
04/10/2026

Las Hermanas, from the series Insulae

A façade, two windows, two women facing each other.

This image is loosely inspired by Il racconto dei racconti by Matteo Garrone, in the way it approaches the idea of a constructed, suspended narrative.

The image is built on a simple structure: two figures positioned in opposite directions, connected by their gaze. The architecture defines the scene, creating both separation and relation at the same time.

There is an apparent similarity between the two figures, yet at the same time subtle differences emerge in color, style and attitude.

What interested me here was working on symmetry and repetition, two similar presences that mirror each other within a controlled space. The result is an image that feels constructed, where a very ordinary situation is slightly shifted.

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