The theme of the fourth edition of the Luigi Candiani Award 2025/2026 is “Inside a Dream.”

“So here is a dream. I see all kinds of objects passing before my eyes, but none of them really exist. I believe
I come and go, living a series of adventures, while I lie peacefully on my bed”.
H. Bergson
So, am I sleeping or am I awake?

The finalists in the Well-known Artists section of the competition are:

Carlotta Baldazzi

Giulia Berra 

Rodrigo Blanco 

Stefano Casati 

Marco Dalbosco 

Francesco Damiani 

Alessandro D’Aquila 

Lele De Bonis 

Francesca Della Toffola 

Marjan Fahimi 

Aidin Farkhondeh 

Pietro Giromini 

Matteo Gobbo 

Pasquale Musone 

Franco Nicolosi 

Manuel Olivares 

Rafael Nunez Oneiros 

Lorenzo Romani 

Claudio Silvano 

Marco Vecchiato 

First prize winner: Alessandro D’Aquila
Artist residency winner: Aidin Farkhondeh
Artist residency winner and Reference Ernesto Morales winner: Rodrigo Blanco