Note to Self
by the SOAP! Art and Literary Magazine Team
‘Note to Self’ is an exhibition conceived to pose questions of process, growth, and journey. As the original SOAP! team prepares to graduate, these are questions we have been grappling with on our own terms. SOAP! was founded as a collaborative process, one with constant notes going back and forth between group chats, sticky notes, and planner scribbles. The process of SOAP! has been defined by the notes passed between us. The notes have narrated our journey to create a physical throughline from issue 1’s ‘Fresh Laundry’ to issue 5’s ‘Blood Orange.’ We have come to know the process as the
art itself.
The exhibition makes our layouts 3D by establishing a physical space for the artists we have curated and worked with over our past five issues. It showcases their reflections on their creative process and artistic/personal journey. Dually this exhibit serves as a retrospective for the magazine, to provide a window into SOAP!’s journey over the past three years. These elements will work together to create dialogue around process and growth. ‘Note to Self’ exlpores how creative practices evolve through exchange, reflection, and shared authorship. The exhibition treats notes, drafts, and documentation as active creative forms rather than secondary records.
Gallery coordinator: Špela Zidar
Gallery interns: Alexandria Swanson, Isabella Walejko
Opening April 29th, 5-8PM
LdM Gallery, Via de’Pucci 4, Firenze
From April 29th to May 5th
Opening hours: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 4-7pm, Tue 10am-2pm
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.