A temporary exhibition of the paintings of Martino Jasoni (1901–1957), a secluded and little-known artist of great sensitivity and expressive force, opens on July 5 in Corchia, a small village in the Parma Apennines. The exhibition will be open until October, every Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 12 and from 17 to 19. From 1 to 17 August, the opening will be extended to every day from 5 to 7 pm.

The exhibition tells the theme of returning from emigration through the biography of Jasoni, who left for New York at the age of 6 with his family. In the American metropolis he studied and cultivated his passion for painting, until he matured the dream of becoming an artist. After 17 years, Jasoni returns to his hometown, Corchia, bringing with him not only techniques and inspirations, but also a complex experience made up of inner transformations.

Through paintings, drawings, writings and diaries, the exhibition offers an intimate look at the experience of emigration and return. It is not just a geographical movement, but a real existential journey, where identity and memory confront and recompose each other. The narrative becomes universal: Martino Jasoni’s personal story is reflected in that of many emigrants, between forced departures, hopes, new roots and unexpected returns.

An exhibition that combines art and history, and that invites us to reflect on the value of return as a human and collective process.