Spazio Disponibile examines the links between colonization, migrations and modernism. The term – Italian for 'Available Space’ – scrutinizes historical gaps in European memory, particularly that of modern Italy. Alluding to vacant advertising sections that appeared in Rivista Coloniale, a widely circulated early 20th century magazine and organ of the Italian colonial project, the title is also a reference to the colonial gaze that viewed the lands of Africa as ‘available’ space to occupy and exploit. The project reflects ongoing research into the complex layers of colonial and postcolonial histories connecting East Africa, Europe and North America.