GO! 2025 Borderless Open-Air Photographic Installation
Captured by the acclaimed photographer Massimo Gardone, this installation extends the ITS Arcademy's reach into the urban fabric of Trieste, transforming the street into an open-air museum.
Curated by Fondazione ITS
Friday 17 January 2025 onwards
Via della Cassa di Risparmio, Trieste
Created with the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Authority and co-organised with the City of Trieste, the installation comprises ten photographic images that celebrate the talents of as many young designers selected for the GO! 2025 Borderless Award, supported by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Authority and assigned during the 2024 edition of the ITS Contest. The designers are:
- 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)
Their 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. Since 2002, young designers have been able to experience a collaborative and inspirational environment in Trieste through the ITS Contest, fostering the development of original future visions.l environment in Trieste and through ITS Contest, fostering the development of original future visions.
An Interactive Experience
“Borderless” transforms the heart of Trieste into a vibrant and interactive space, where art and fashion converge in an open dialogue with the city.
The installation not only highlights how contemporary design can challenge and redefine our understanding of borders, but also invites us to engage with the evolving narratives of modern creativity. It encourages the public to rethink the concept of visible and invisible boundaries as lines of contact and interaction rather than mere barriers.
Scan the QR codes placed along the exhibition route to access exclusive digital content and gain early access to upcoming ITS Arcademy exhibitions set to open in March 2025.
For further information, please visit the exhibition website and listen to the stories behind the showcased works.
itsarcademy.org/borderless.
About
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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