"In order to give illuminations on an author or artist, Zabagli prefers to focus on unexpected clashes, little fractures, his eye drawn to small details, ephemera and contradictions; to finding meaning in what's often overlooked or considered of secondary relevance. Pier Paolo Pasolini, of whom Zabagli curates the archive at Gabinetto Vieusseux in Florence - considered the world's largest collection of Pasolini's belongings,"
"As a recent graduate, I was given several research assignments on the archives of this prestigious Florentine institution, where a Contemporary Archive had been established about ten years earlier by director Alessandro Bonsanti to collect materials belonging to major literary figures of the twentieth century. The Fondo Pasolini was entrusted to the Contemporary Archive in 1988 by Graziella Chiarcossi, (Pasolini's) cousin and heir, and by chance"
Franco Zabagli practices filologia minima, focusing on small details, ephemera and contradictions to illuminate meanings often overlooked. He curates the Gabinetto Vieusseux Fondo Pasolini in Florence, housing a vast collection of Pasolini's belongings, sketches and documents. Zabagli began collaborating with the institution in 1986 as a young researcher and was tasked with organizing and cataloging the Fondo Pasolini after Graziella Chiarcossi entrusted the materials in 1988. Zabagli has published essays on Italian literature including Leopardi, Pascoli, Montale and Pasolini, and edited volumes on Pasolini's paintings, drawings and cinema, applying close, detail-oriented analysis.
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