Hello ☺︎

My name is Davide Barberi, I'm born in Locarno (Switzerland) in 1998, I live and works in Milan.

I've lived for most of my life/childhood/adolescence surrounded by nature, in a small mountain village at an altitude of 1000 m, in the quiet and difficulties of a rural area.

The world in which I'm moving, my personal imagery linked to the territory in which I grew up, has become a fundamental theme of my research. My work re-imagines the territory and its objects, its structures, through sculpture, drawing and photography. Strong in a childlike imagery, amalgamated by curiosity about materials, from the most classic to new technologies. A mix of elements able to evoke strong scenarios charged with melancholy, a deep cohesion with the territory, the semantic field of play and the natural element.

My gaze is often intimate, curious about colors and forms. My world is connected to the earth and its colors, to playful and nostalgic images, with respect to his surroundings.

I'm also a member of the Fishnet Collective (Locarno-Berlin) and artist and curator of Spazio M.A.D. (Magadino, Switzerland).