FOR THE 2023 EDITION OF MILAN DESIGN WEEK, GALERIE PHILIA PRESENTED DESACRALIZED, STAGED IN SAN VITTORE E 40 MARTIRI, A DECONSECRATED CHURCH IN THE CITY CENTRE. ONCE TRANSFORMED INTO A BASKETBALL COURT, THE SPACE’S LAYERED HISTORY INFORMED THE CURATORIAL PREMISE OF THE EXHIBITION.
DESIGNERS WERE INVITED TO INTERPRET THE NOTION OF DESACRALIZATION, DRAWING FROM OBJECTS THAT HAVE SHIFTED FROM SACRED TO EVERYDAY USE. THE ONLY IMPERATIVE THE GROUP COLLECTIVELY AGREED ON WAS THAT THE WORKS CREATED SHOULD BE ENTIRELY WHITE. THE RESULTING WORKS FORM A COHESIVE YET VARIED EXPLORATION OF TRANSFORMATION, MEMORY, AND FUNCTION.