GO! 2025 Borderless Open-Air Photographic Installation
Curated by renowned photographer Massimo Gardone, this installation transforms public spaces into a dynamic art experience, extending the museum’s reach into the heart of Trieste.
Curated by Massimo Gardone and Fondazione ITS
Friday 17 January 2025 — Sunday 4 January 2026
In 2025, ITS Arcademy extends beyond its walls with an open-air photographic installation. The Trieste city centre will be turned into an art trail able to engage with both residents and visitors from around the globe on a universal theme.
Organised with support from the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Authority, this urban exhibition celebrates GO! 2025 Borderless – Nova Gorica and Gorizia European Capitals of Culture, inviting the public to rethink the concept of visible and invisible borders as lines of contact rather than mere barriers.
The Installation
Curated by photographer Massimo Gardone, the installation features 10 large-scale photographs that celebrate the talent of the young designers participating in the special GO! 2025 Borderless Award, promoted by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Authority and presented during the 2024 edition of ITS Contest. These works explore the absence and transcendence of borders through fashion and storytelling. Each piece challenges geographical, cultural, and personal limits, offering fresh perspectives on identity and belonging. Through Gardone’s lens, every creation narrates a story of transforming personal and material constraints into opportunities for connection and growth.
Featured Talents
- Clémentine Baldo (France)
- Momoka Sato (Japan)
- Daniel Bosco (Canada)
- Silvia Acien Parrilla (Spain)
- Shanon Poupard (France)
- Ju Bao (China)
- Marcel Sommer (Germany)
- Tomohiro Shibuki (Japan)
- Mert Serbest (Turkey)
- Chelsea Jean Lamm (Germany/South Africa)
These young designers have found a collaborative and inspirational environment in Trieste and through ITS Contest, fostering the development of original future visions.
An Interactive Experience
“Borderless” transforms Trieste city centre into a vibrant and interactive spacewhere art and fashion merge in an open dialogue with residents and tourists. Thanks to the QR codes spread along the exhibition route, visitors can access exclusive digital content and gain privileged access to future ITS Arcademy exhibitions scheduled to open in March 2025.
Explore the exhibition in the area in front of the museum at Via della Cassa di Risparmio 10.
For further information, please visit the exhibition website and listen to the stories behind the showcased works at itsarcademy.org/borderless.
About the Curators
Massimo Gardone
Photographer
Massimo Gardone is a photographer known for his still life images that have become the visual identity for Italian and international design brands over the years. Specialising in the creative interpretation of images, his personal projects continuously explore themes of flowers and the sea, balancing poetic delicacy with restless geometries. Through his Studio Azimut in Trieste, Gardone has been curating the ITS Arcademy Collection since the inception of the project.
Fondazione ITS
Established in 2022, Fondazione ITS (International Talent Support) is based in Trieste, Italy but international in scope.
Our mission is to protect, preserve and promote creativity.
We do so through ITS Arcademy - Museum of Art in Fashion and international fashion competition ITS Contest.
We scout and develop talent and create events, exhibitions and projects at the intersection of fashion, art and culture.
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