The memory of women, silenced for a long time, described the political and social changes with different sensitivities and language. Maria Luisa di Borbone became the keystone for a story that until now has been only partially told. The voice of Maria Luisa clearly emerges from her recently found letters. A new point of view for the analysis of a very complex historical period when Europe was dominated by Napoleon. Compared with the traditional historiography, the negative assessment of the sovereign has been completely redesigned.
Nicoletta Cerasomma is an Italian artist born in Lucca. Her research investigates the erasure of feminine identity — through memory, violence, and silence — using photography, installation, and archival materials. Dust, gold, fire, and light become agents of meaning in works that move between dream and collective memory. Her previous work addressed violence against women directly. This project continues that investigation — rooted in history, in one city, in names that were never footnotes.
