That I Could Fear a Door: storie di case e di vento, the first solo exhibition in Italy of the Afghanistan born Hazara artist Elyas Alavi, curated by Exo Art Lab and Simona Spinella.

Borrowing a verse from the American poet Emily Dickinson, the spaces of Palazzo Pomarici open up to an intimate reflection on the concepts of home, belonging and displacement, in a connection that spiritually links the artist's experience to the history of Matera.

Through Elyas' neons, videos and poems, we invite you to explore the complex relationships between the self and society, in relation to issues such as ethnic and cultural belonging, religion, sexual orientation, diaspora and the meaning of the word “home”.