Decolonizing
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.
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.
DECOLONIZING THE GAZE
By Caterina Pecchioli in collaboration with Victor R.B. Abbey-Hart
Opening Thursday February 19th, 5pm
From February 19 to March 20th
LdM Gallery, Via de’Pucci, 4 Florence
Gallery coordinator: Špela Zidar
Gallery intern: Alexandria Swanson, Isabella Walejko
In collaboration with BHMF – Black History Month Florence
About LdM Gallery
The LdM Gallery is a project by Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici, an interdisciplinary space where academic research and artistic experimentation meet within a professional setting.