Cartoonist Eliana Albertini and photographer Valentina D'Accardi, working together for the first time on the invitation of Ad occhi aperti, have designed an installation that creates a dialogue between their works.

Working with different media, both artists focus their practice on places that are at the same time intimate and uninhabitable, haunted by memories of the past.

Senza essere visti is an exercise in archaeology, an attempt to build narratives from old receipts fallen out of pockets, worn out teddy bears, dusty shelves and family knick-knacks. The two artists treat the discards of everyday life - things that have been thrown out, forgotten or broken - as traces of another world, bearers of deeper meanings that have nothing to do with their original function. 

Drawn objects are placed side by side with photographs of places, faces, and things. This work shows that living in a domestic space is a complex action, requiring a constant exercise in memory, and the ability to look at things with care.