Svetlana Borisova — Journey Toward the Light | Exhibition in Mantua

Svetlana Borisova — Journey Toward the Light

When: 28/03/2026 - 16/04/2026

Where: Arianna Sartori Gallery, Via Ippolito Nievo 10, Mantua

The Arianna Sartori Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Svetlana Borisova, titled "Journey Toward the Light." The show gathers paintings that explore the relationship between memory, cultural roots and an ongoing search for luminosity as an expressive value. Curated by Arianna Sartori, the exhibition opens on Saturday, March 28 at 5:30 PM with a presentation by Prof. Federica Mingozzi. The artist will be present for a second public meeting on Saturday, April 11.

The works on display balance abstraction and figuration: color acts as symbol, luminous areas suggest presences, while forms and signs recall an imaginary born in Siberia and reinterpreted through the artist’s Italian experience. The result is a painting that seeks a sense of the sacred and human presence through intense hues, layered surfaces and inner rhythms.

What to look for

• Color and light: vibrant palettes that remain luminous even in darker passages.
• Figure and abstraction: natural elements and human traces reduced to essential lines and signs.
• Cultural roots: references to tradition and the artist’s personal landscape, converging into a distinct pictorial language.

Practical tips for your visit

• Attend the opening (28/03 at 5:30 PM) or the artist talk (11/04) to hear more about the creative intentions behind the works.
• View the paintings from varying distances: layers and transparencies emerge differently up close and from afar.
• Allow time to read the works as inner narratives: small details often point to memories and symbols that guide the overall interpretation.

This exhibition is a chance to engage with a contemporary artistic voice that blends personal sensitivity and established pictorial references, presenting a visual route centered on light as a transformative element.