# Event Details

- **Event Name**: DECOLONIZING THE GAZE by Caterina Pecchioli with Victor R. B. Abbey-Hart
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Decolonizing the Gaze By Caterina Pecchioli with Victor Abbey-HartLdM Gallery, Via de’ Pucci 4, FirenzeFrom February 19 to Mar 20, 2026Opening Thursday, February 19, 5-8pmOpening hours: Mon 4-7pm, Tue 10am-2pm, Wed-Fri 4-7pmIn collaboration with BHMF (Black History Month Florence)https://ldminstitute.com/decolonizing/  Lorenzo de Medici Gallery is proud to present Decolonizing the Gaze by artist Caterina Pecchioli in partnership with Victor R.B. Abbey-Hart. The initiative of this show examines the enduring impact of colonial history on modern fashion and on our collective imagination through an analysis of material culture. The works will be on display from February 19th - March 20th located at the LDM Gallery: Via de’ Pucci 4, Florence, IT.  Decolonizing the Gaze is an ongoing participative artistic and research project by the artist Caterina Pecchioli that approaches colonialism by investigating fashion and textile design, combining aesthetics, history, and activism to critically approach the colonial legacy through material culture. By investigating archival collections in Italy and the Netherlands, the project highlights how textiles and garments were used for propaganda and how their cultural meanings were stripped away during the colonial era. The research culminated in an exhibition featuring photography, video, and posters that blend historical artifacts with contemporary design to stimulate critical reflection. Ultimately, Pecchioli utilizes participatory workshops and collaborative artistic practices to explore themes of identity, cultural appropriation, and social change.The research took place in the deposits of museums in Italy and the Netherlands, in particular Ex_Museo Coloniale, Museo delle Civiltà in Rome, critically examining fabrics, clothing and archive material. The discussion, involving stylists, artists and fashion designers from African countries and other states with a history of Italian and Dutch colonization, has allowed to examine new points of view and to identify new meanings in fashion practices and body politics that were widespread during the colonial period, and their effects on the individual and the collective imagination.The LdM Gallery will present the project in the form of an exhibition with works by Caterina Pecchioli in collaboration with Victor R.B. Abbey-Hart, during the 2026 edition of the BHMF. BIO Caterina Pecchioli is a multimedia and multidisciplinary visual artist, researcher, artistic director, and community activist. Her work investigates the impact of power on mass behavior and socio-political dynamics, with a focus on decolonial practices. Her photographs, films, drawings, videos and performances are focusing on identity and social issues investigated through the analysis of daily gestures, community dynamics and power relations between individuals, communities and institutional power. Since 2015, her practice has embraced participatory approaches, leading her to found collectives that use art as a catalyst for social change through collaborative processes and action-research methodologies.www.caterinapecchioli.com – Instagram: @catepecchioli Victor R.B Abbey-Hart is a visual artist and fashion designer born in Ghana, where he rose to prominence with his brand Gavachy. He continued his fashion and design training at the Haute Future Fashion Academy in Milan. From 2020 to September 2022, he was Creative Director of Vicini D'Istanti. In 2022, he launched his new independent brand, Victor-Hart, which in 2024 was selected among the ten Made in Italy designers finalists for the Camera della Moda Italiana's Fashion Trust Grant 2024, winning the MAX&Co. award, which offered him the opportunity to collaborate with the brand's creative team, as well as receive support and resources. https://victor-hart.com - Instagrams: @victor__hart and @nanakwameaseidu The LDM Gallery is a project by instituto Lorenzo de Medici, an interdisciplinary space where academic research and artistic experimentation meet within a professional setting. -----ITADECOLONIZING THE GAZE (Decolonizzare lo sguardo)di Caterina Pecchioli in collaborazione con Victor R.B. Abbey-HartInaugurazione giovedì 19 febbraio, ore 17:00Dal 19 febbraio al 20 marzoGalleria LdM, Via de'Pucci, 4, FirenzeOrari d’apertura: Lun 16-19, Mar 10-14, Mer-Ven 16-19In collaborazione con BHMF - Black History Month Florencehttps://ldminstitute.com/decolonizing/   Decolonizing the Gaze è un progetto artistico e di ricerca partecipativo, ideato dall'artista Caterina Pecchioli che affronta il colonialismo indagando la moda e il design tessile, combinando estetica, storia e attivismo per affrontare criticamente l'eredità coloniale attraverso la cultura materiale.La ricerca si è svolta nei depositi di musei in Italia e nei Paesi Bassi, in particolare presso l'Ex Museo Coloniale, collezione del Museo delle Civiltà di Roma, esaminando criticamente tessuti, abiti e materiale d'archivio. Il dibattito, che ha coinvolto artisti e stilisti provenienti da paesi africani e da altri stati con una storia di colonizzazione italiana e olandese, ha permesso di esaminare nuovi punti di vista ed individuare nuovi significati sulle diffuse pratiche vestimentarie e politiche del corpo diffusi in epoca coloniale e i loro effetti sull'individuo e sull'immaginario collettivo.La Galleria LdM presenterà il progetto sotto forma di una mostra con opere di Caterina Pecchioli in collaborazione con Victor R.B. Abbey-Hart, durante l'edizione 2026 del BHMF.    BIO  Caterina Pecchioli è un’artista visiva multimediale e multidisciplinare, ricercatrice, direttrice artistica e attivista di comunità. Il suo lavoro indaga l’impatto del potere sul comportamento delle masse e sulle dinamiche socio-politiche, con particolare attenzione alle pratiche decoloniali. Le sue fotografie, film, disegni, video e performance si concentrano su temi identitari e sociali, analizzati attraverso lo studio dei gesti quotidiani, delle dinamiche comunitarie e delle relazioni di potere tra individui, comunità e istituzioni.Dal 2015 la sua pratica abbraccia approcci partecipativi, che l’hanno portata a fondare collettivi che utilizzano l’arte come catalizzatore di cambiamento sociale attraverso processi collaborativi e metodologie di ricerca-azione.È co-fondatrice del collettivo artistico e curatoriale Nation25, che affronta tematiche migratorie, sociali e ambientali. È inoltre ideatrice e co-fondatrice della piattaforma di arte e moda B&W – Black&White, The Migrant Trend APS, che studia e promuove la moda migrante e interculturale, nonché del collettivo The Glorious Mothers, focalizzato sulle sfide dell’essere artiste e madri nell’Italia contemporanea.I suoi progetti sono stati presentati in istituzioni quali Framer Framed (Amsterdam), CHEAP Festival (Bologna), Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto (Biella), Spazju Kreattiv (La Valletta, Malta), Fondazione Studio Marangoni (Firenze), International Center of Photography (Palermo), Museo di Storia Naturale (Firenze), Manifesta 12 (Palermo), MACRO – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea (Roma), Villa Romana (Firenze), 56ª Biennale di Venezia – The Nationless Pavilion (Venezia), 6th Cairo Video Festival (Il Cairo), Mulle International Arts Festival (Seoul), MAD – Murate Art District (Firenze), NESXT (Torino) e OFF Biennale (Il Cairo).È vincitrice del Thami Mnyele Foundation Award 2025 e dei premi Strategia Fotografia (2025) e Italian Council XI (2022), promossi dalla Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea del Ministero della Cultura. www.caterinapecchioli.com – Instagram: @catepecchioliwww.nation25.com - www.bwblackwhite.org – Instagram: @bw_blackwhitelabVictor R. B. Abbey-Hart è artista visivo e fashion designer nato in Ghana dove si è fatto conoscere con il suo brand Gavachy, a Milano ha portato avanti la sua formazione di moda e design presso l’istituto Haute Future Fashion Academy. Dal 2020 al settembre 2022 è stato Creative Director di Vicini D'Istanti. Nel 2022 ha lanciato il suo nuovo brand indipendente Victor-Hart che nel 2024 è stato selezionato tra i dieci designer del made in Italy finalisti del Fashion Trust Grant 2024 di Camera della Moda Italiana, aggiudicandosi il premio di MAX&Co. che gli offre l'opportunità di collaborare con il team creativo del brand, oltre ad ottenere supporto e risorse. Un riconoscimento importante che segue quello ottenuto al concorso “Creativity startup 2022”, dove Victor-Hart aveva vinto il premio speciale del pubblico. Dal 2024 è parte del direttivo della piattaforma di promozione sociale per la moda migrante ed interculturale B&W-Black&White, The Migrant Trend APS.https://victor-hart.com   Instagram @victor__hart@nanakwameaseidu La Galleria LdM è un progetto dell’Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici, uno spazio interdisciplinare in cui la ricerca accademica e la sperimentazione artistica si incontrano in un contesto professionale.
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- **city**: Firenze
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- **country**: Italy
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- **full address**: LdM Gallery, Via de' Pucci, 4, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy, Firenze

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