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Paolo Roversi's Dreamlike Visions on Display

Guardian gallery explores the Italian photographer's mastery of light, blur and happy accidents

Eleonora Vanzetti350 wordsEdition77Sunday, 9 August 2026 — Edition № 77

A new exhibition of Paolo Roversi's fashion photography has drawn the attention of the Guardian, which devoted a gallery feature to the Italian artist's 'dreamlike visions.' The show, presented as a celebration of his technical mastery, emphasizes how light, blur and even apparent mistakes contribute to the beauty of his images.

Roversi, who has worked for decades at the highest levels of fashion, is known for a style that is at once ethereal and precise. The Guardian's feature describes his approach as 'magic from the shadows,' a phrase that captures the soft-focus, chiaroscuro quality that has become his signature.

The exhibition is part of a broader moment of attention for photography in Italy's cultural institutions, which have increasingly turned to the medium as a way of drawing international visitors. Roversi's work, with its deep roots in the world of haute couture, speaks directly to the intersection of fashion and art that defines much of Italy's contemporary cultural output.

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