{"id":16746,"date":"2026-08-31T13:32:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/esmeralda.local\/chapters\/toccati-da\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:49:25","slug":"toccati-da","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/fr\/works\/toccati-da\/","title":{"rendered":"Toccati da"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16746\" class=\"elementor elementor-16746\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f424967 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f424967\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add9b57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"add9b57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0c51d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b0c51d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225ac9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"225ac9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d732d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8d732d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c9c4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42c9c4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818fc7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"818fc7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d935f8 elementor-widget__width-initial ek-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading-2\" data-id=\"1d935f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;tp_fade_bottom&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading-2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"tp-about-3-title-box tp_fade_bottom\">\n\n\n        \n\n    <h1 class=\"tp-section-title-90 tp_text_invert tp-el-text\">Toccati da<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a0648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"48a0648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ek-partof\">Part of <a href=\"\/caressing-walls\/\"><em>Caressing Walls<\/em><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9759593 ek-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-animated-text\" data-id=\"9759593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;tp_title_anim&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-animated-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_title_anim lead-chapeau\" data-role=\"lead-chapeau\">\n<strong><em>Toccati da<\/em><\/strong> is a sculptural art installation by Esmeralda Kosmatopoulos that examines the boundary between the image of a body and its physical existence. Kosmatopoulos isolates the hands of Christ and Mary Magdalene from six Italian paintings of the <strong><em>Noli me tangere<\/em><\/strong>, preserving their original gestures while shifting their positions until the contact forbidden by the biblical scene finally occurs.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da94913 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da94913\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a4a31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73a4a31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855c09b ek-label elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-animated-text\" data-id=\"855c09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-animated-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding \">MEDIUM<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5d705 ek-value elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-animated-text\" data-id=\"0c5d705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-animated-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding \">Sculpture<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdedf6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdedf6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8793f0 ek-label elementor-widget 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https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_installation-view_galerie-italienne_04.webp 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Toccati da\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pm-project-masonary-content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"pm-project-masonary-subtitle\">INSTALLATION VIEW<\/span>\r\n                    <p class=\"pm-project-masonary-title tp-el-title\"><a href=\"\">Toccati da<\/a><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><div class=\"pm-project-masonary-item p-relative\" data-ek-r=\"0.544\">\r\n                <div class=\"fix\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1000\/544;width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_installation-view.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_installation-view-ek900.webp 900w, https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_installation-view.webp 1724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Toccati Da \u2014 Installation View\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pm-project-masonary-content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"pm-project-masonary-subtitle\">INSTALLATION VIEW<\/span>\r\n                    <p class=\"pm-project-masonary-title tp-el-title\"><a href=\"#\">Toccati Da \u2014 Installation View<\/a><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><div class=\"pm-project-masonary-item p-relative\" data-ek-r=\"1.348\">\r\n                <div class=\"fix\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1000\/1348;width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_installation-view_galerie-italienne_05.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_installation-view_galerie-italienne_05-ek900.webp 900w, https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_installation-view_galerie-italienne_05.webp 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Toccati Da \u2014 Installation View \u2014 Galerie Italienne\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pm-project-masonary-content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"pm-project-masonary-subtitle\">INSTALLATION VIEW<\/span>\r\n                    <p class=\"pm-project-masonary-title tp-el-title\"><a href=\"#\">Toccati Da \u2014 Installation View \u2014 Galerie Italienne<\/a><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f509eac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f509eac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835c695 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"835c695\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"about\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31346f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31346f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63203b1 elementor-widget__width-initial ek-h2 ek-sec-head elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading-2\" data-id=\"63203b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;tp_fade_bottom&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading-2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"tp-about-3-title-box tp_fade_bottom\">\n\n\n        \n\n    <h2 class=\"tp-section-title-90 tp_text_invert tp-el-text\">About<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49bcbe2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49bcbe2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454b075 ek-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-animated-text\" data-id=\"454b075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;tp_fade_bottom&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-animated-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"tp-animated-text-paragraphs\"><p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_fade_bottom tp-animated-text-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.5em;\"><strong><em>Toccati da<\/em><\/strong> belongs to <strong><em>Caressing Walls<\/em><\/strong>, a body of work exploring the skin as the boundary between self and world, image and matter, visibility and physical presence. The work returns to the <strong><em>Noli me tangere<\/em><\/strong>, one of the most frequently represented encounters following the Resurrection: Christ appears to Mary Magdalene, who recognises him and reaches towards him, but he forbids her to touch his body.<\/p><p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_fade_bottom tp-animated-text-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.5em;\">The scene is built around a paradox. Christ is visible, yet his physical presence remains uncertain. He has returned in bodily form, but the prohibition of touch holds him between apparition and incarnation. The distance separating their hands becomes the point at which representation stops and physical presence begins.<\/p><p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_fade_bottom tp-animated-text-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.5em;\">Kosmatopoulos selected six Italian interpretations of the scene associated with the Trecento and its aftermath, including paintings by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Jacopo di Cione, Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni and Fra Angelico. From each composition, she removed the landscape, the religious setting and the bodies of the two figures, retaining only their hands.<\/p><p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_fade_bottom tp-animated-text-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.5em;\">This removal concentrates the scene upon its unresolved gesture. Christ and Mary Magdalene no longer appear as complete figures within a narrative image. Their bodies are reduced to the parts through which contact could occur: one hand approaches, another withdraws, redirects or refuses. Detached from the figures to which they belonged, the hands cease to describe an event and become the event itself.<\/p><p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_fade_bottom tp-animated-text-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.5em;\">Their gestures remain faithful to those found in the original paintings, but their spatial relationship is changed. Kosmatopoulos moves the hands out of the pictorial plane and brings them together in three-dimensional space. She does not redraw the gestures or invent a different ending to the biblical story. She closes the interval maintained by the image until the two surfaces finally meet.<\/p><p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_fade_bottom tp-animated-text-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.5em;\">Through this displacement, <strong><em>Toccati da<\/em><\/strong> transforms a represented body into a body encountered through contact. An image can make a body visible while preserving its distance from the viewer. Touch requires something else: a surface, a material resistance and the presence of something external to oneself.<\/p><p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_fade_bottom tp-animated-text-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.5em;\">The contact between the hands also recalls Maurice Merleau-Ponty's notion of the touching-touched hand. A hand cannot touch without simultaneously becoming capable of being touched. The distinction between active and passive, subject and object, is destabilised at the point of contact.<\/p><p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_fade_bottom tp-animated-text-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.5em;\">This relationship between image and body acquires renewed significance at a time when images can generate increasingly convincing figures without any physical body having existed before them \u2014 figures that can be seen and circulated, yet possess neither surface nor weight. <strong><em>Toccati da<\/em><\/strong> asks what distinguishes the appearance of a body from its material existence.<\/p><p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_fade_bottom tp-animated-text-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:1.5em;\">Installed together, the six sculptural encounters remain autonomous. Raised on thin, angular metal supports and distributed through the room, they appear as gestures suspended at the instant of contact. Above them, the words noli me tangere remain illuminated. The prohibition has not disappeared, but the sculptures repeatedly contradict it: what the image kept apart, the installation brings into physical relation.<\/p><p data-stagger=\"0.08\" data-speed=\"1\" data-lag=\".2\" class=\" liko-animated-text-widget tp-el-animation-heading tp-section-title-span-padding tp_fade_bottom tp-animated-text-paragraph\"><strong><em>Toccati da<\/em><\/strong> begins with bodies that can be seen but not touched, and ends with hands whose contact makes their presence real.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889c883 e-con-full ek-gallery-wrap e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"889c883\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e33732 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e33732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e1c95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07e1c95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26aa6b6 ek-gallery-rest elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-portfolio-card\" data-id=\"26aa6b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-portfolio-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"esm-project-gallery-masonry esm-cols\"><div class=\"esm-col\"><div class=\"pm-project-masonary-item p-relative\" data-ek-r=\"1.348\">\r\n                <div class=\"fix\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1000\/1348;width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_duccio-di-buoninsegna.webp\" alt=\"Toccati Da \u2014 Duccio Di Buoninsegna\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pm-project-masonary-content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"pm-project-masonary-subtitle\">ARTWORK<\/span>\r\n                    <p class=\"pm-project-masonary-title tp-el-title\"><a href=\"#\">Toccati Da \u2014 Duccio Di Buoninsegna<\/a><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><div class=\"pm-project-masonary-item p-relative\" data-ek-r=\"1.348\">\r\n                <div class=\"fix\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1000\/1348;width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_jacopo-di-ciono.webp\" alt=\"Toccati Da \u2014 Jacopo Di Ciono\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pm-project-masonary-content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"pm-project-masonary-subtitle\">ARTWORK<\/span>\r\n                    <p class=\"pm-project-masonary-title tp-el-title\"><a href=\"#\">Toccati Da \u2014 Jacopo Di Ciono<\/a><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><div class=\"pm-project-masonary-item p-relative\" data-ek-r=\"0.765\">\r\n                <div class=\"fix\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1000\/765;width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_installation-view_galerie-italienne_06.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_installation-view_galerie-italienne_06-ek900.webp 900w, https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_installation-view_galerie-italienne_06.webp 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Toccati Da \u2014 Installation View \u2014 Galerie Italienne\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pm-project-masonary-content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"pm-project-masonary-subtitle\">INSTALLATION VIEW<\/span>\r\n                    <p class=\"pm-project-masonary-title tp-el-title\"><a href=\"#\">Toccati Da \u2014 Installation View \u2014 Galerie Italienne<\/a><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><\/div><div class=\"esm-col\"><div class=\"pm-project-masonary-item p-relative\" data-ek-r=\"1.348\">\r\n                <div class=\"fix\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1000\/1348;width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_fra-angelico.webp\" alt=\"Toccati Da \u2014 Fra Angelico\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pm-project-masonary-content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"pm-project-masonary-subtitle\">ARTWORK<\/span>\r\n                    <p class=\"pm-project-masonary-title tp-el-title\"><a href=\"#\">Toccati Da \u2014 Fra Angelico<\/a><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><div class=\"pm-project-masonary-item p-relative\" data-ek-r=\"1.348\">\r\n                <div class=\"fix\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1000\/1348;width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/car_toccati-da_cenni-di-francesco-di-ser-cenni.webp\" alt=\"Toccati Da \u2014 Cenni Di Francesco Di Ser Cenni\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pm-project-masonary-content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"pm-project-masonary-subtitle\">ARTWORK<\/span>\r\n                    <p class=\"pm-project-masonary-title tp-el-title\"><a href=\"#\">Toccati Da \u2014 Cenni Di Francesco Di Ser Cenni<\/a><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48dab8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48dab8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3eb870 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3eb870\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"exhibitions\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb060c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adb060c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b1c47 elementor-widget__width-initial ek-h2 ek-sec-head elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading-2\" data-id=\"f1b1c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;tp_fade_bottom&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading-2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"tp-about-3-title-box tp_fade_bottom\">\n\n\n        \n\n    <h2 class=\"tp-section-title-90 tp_text_invert tp-el-text\">Exhibitions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39dab11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39dab11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2779b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2779b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf636c elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-award\" data-id=\"edf636c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-award.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n    \n<div class=\"row\">\n    <div 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class=\"tp-el-date\">2021<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfb530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbfb530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"related\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e03d85 elementor-widget__width-inherit ek-h2 ek-sec-head elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-heading-2\" data-id=\"0e03d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_anima_type&quot;:&quot;tp_fade_bottom&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-heading-2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"tp-about-3-title-box tp_fade_bottom\">\n\n\n        \n\n    <h2 class=\"tp-section-title-90 tp_text_invert tp-el-text\">Related Works<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5318368 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5318368\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe03a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fe03a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2da59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db2da59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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