L’OEUF is the work I created for Letture – in dialogue with the Bible illustrated by Salvador Dalí

An exhibition curated by Elena Biani and Tommaso Zijno that brings together works by Elena Friederika Ballof, Gloria Di Bella, Fabian Negrin, Andrea Pucci, Valerio Paolucci, Simone Rea, and Elisa Seitzinger, placed in relation to five panels taken from the Biblia Sacra Vulgatae Editiones illustrated by Salvador Dalí, published by Rizzoli in 1967.

February 14, 2026 – April 26, 2026
Rome, Galleria delle Arti
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Related work: Cadaver in sepulchro Elisei, Lithograph, 1964

L’Oeuf is a personal work that reflects very intimate aspects and dialogues with the work of Salvador Dalí. Its most immediate interpretation is through symbolism, which is absolutely central in both the artist’s language and that of the Holy Bible.
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The dove rising from the tomb carries cypress trees, bells, and a large eye, conveying the idea of death and the disturbing presence of God and his highest angels..

The egg, which gives the work its title, is the strongest and most obvious reference to rebirth, flanked by the body, itself a fragile shell.
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The image as a whole was inspired by the work of Dalí, the biblical story of 2 Kings 13:21, and Mamoru Oshii’s work, The Angel’s Egg, thus defining itself in an understanding of surrealist, sacred, visionary symbolism and strictly personal references.