Francesco De Bernardi. Getting attached to (…) is difficult

‘Getting attached to (…) is difficult’ presents a series of sculptural works and pieces on paper. Through a series of representations of Agnès, the partner of the protagonist in Emmanuel Carrère’s novel ‘The Mustache’, the artist stages a particular type of uncertainty, linked to indecisiveness, where two alternatives are held in suspension, both present, both undeniable, yet perfectly incompatible.
Affection shapes one’s memories of places, people, and objects; individual lives and actions are influenced by what one remembers or desires to recall. The suggestion of an alternative direction prompts doubt, subsequently reconfiguring the very essence of memory. This is what happens to the main character in the novel ‘The Mustache’, when he realizes that Agnès has failed to notice the absence of his mustache, a defining feature of his persona.