Reveries by Sanges
Opening: 20 November 2025 | Exhibition runs until 15 January 2025
In Reveries, Sanges invites viewers to cross the delicate line between reality and imagination, presenting a selection of photographs that float between the possible, the dreamlike, and the uncanny. The exhibition creates a visual landscape of gentle confusion and wonder, where the everyday becomes absurd and new visions softly appear.
Through sharp portraits, surreal compositions, busy group scenes, and moments where viewers become voyeurs, Sanges constructs worlds that feel both familiar yet subtly altered. Each im- age becomes a fragment of a “woken dream,” a suspended moment where reality dissolves. With rigorous attention to light, colour, and form, his works are calibrated to both enchant and destabilise.
Each photograph unfolds as a staged cinematic tableau, where every figure is orchestrated with the deliberate precision of a film director. Sanges’ characters are poised, inhabiting settings that contrast opulence with decay, creating tense, theatrical spaces. Echoes of Helmut Newton’s elegance meet the surreal wit of Man Ray. Each figure engages in intricate movements, and their poses add ambiguity and drama.
While Sanges has long explored the technical possibilities of digital photography, his practice remains deeply and unshakably rooted in the analogue. All the works presented in Reveries are shot entirely on film. In resisting the instantaneous perfection of the digital, Sanges embraces the slow alchemy of analog photography, where light and time are interwoven with artistic intent.
Building on this foundation, Reveries continues Sanges’ exploration of dreamlike states and psychological landscapes, expanding themes developed in his earlier series Wunderkamera, Circumstances, Polaroids, Big Scenes, and, indeed, Reveries itself.
Mattia Martinelli, director of Robertaebasta, and Giorgia Zen, gallery manager, have expressed great excitement for this upcoming display. Zen, who was first struck by Sanges’ talent, reflects on his imagery:”It is the sensation that lingers upon waking from a dream, an instant when reality feels suspended. Was it real? Did I dream it? Or am I still within the dream? In that fragile, fleeting moment, the real and the imagined coexist, and all possibilities seem alive. It is a rare and singular experience.”
Exhibition Details
Robertaebasta London, 85 Pimlico Road, SW1W 8PH, London Opening: 20th November 2025 | Closes: 15th January 2025 Opening Reception: 20th November 2025, 6–9 PM
For press inquiries, image requests, or to arrange an interview, please contact: Giorgia Zen – Gallery Manager – giorgia@robertaebastalondon.co.uk
About the Artist
Marco Sanges is an Italian award-winning photographer known for his distinctive surrealist vision and narrative-rich imagery. His work navigates the boundaries between dream and real- ity, frequently constructing cinematic tableaux that probe psychological depth and the uncanny. Sanges has created acclaimed series such as Wunderkamera, Circumstances, Polaroids, and Big Scenes, which have been exhibited globally and featured in multiple photobooks. He currently resides and works in London.
About the Gallery
Established in Milan in 1967, Robertaebasta is a globally recognised gallery celebrated for its expertise in twentieth-century art and design. The gallery remains dedicated to illuminating the connections between historical achievement and innovation, showcasing works that foster re- flection and dialogue across generations. Robertaebasta London, at 85 Pimlico Road, continues this legacy, providing a meticulously curated space where the richness of Italian mid-century art and design converses meaningfully with present-day creativity.
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