Exhibition “Nocturnal Memory. Milan and Rome”

Opẹning: Mon 12 May, 5 pm
Exhibition: 12 – 22 May 2014
Casa Italia

From Uni-Italia Vietnam and The Embassy of Italy in Vietnam:

The Embassy of Italy in Vietnam, in the framework of “Y-Viet 2014” is glad to announce that on Monday, the 12th May at 5pm, at Casa Italia (18, Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi) there will be the official opening of the exhibition “Nocturnal Memory. Milan and Rome”, a photography project by Paolo Belletti and reflections by Giulia Cavaliere.

“Nocturnal memory” is a collection of images and words, photos and excerpts. A tale about Milan and Rome but also an abstract portrait that could depict any city in any country throughout the world.

The artwork revolves around nighttime, the eternal backdrop of mankind, a universal theme experienced and decrypted by photographer Paolo Belletti and writer Giulia Cavaliere based on the different bonds and relationships that these artists have forged with the two Italian cities.

Through the darkness of night, the project unveils the surprising hidden life of empty urban spaces, paving the way for a new aesthetic and cognitive experience for the viewer and, possibly, for a new relationship with the city itself.

Giulia Cavaliere writes: “The night in cities emptied of people consists of enormous beams of light that cleave the darkness, corners of unexpected epiphanies, spatial-temporal expanses of tarmac, the unexpected expression, seen for the first time, on the face of a statue that never smiles during the day.”

Paolo Belletti is a freelance photographer. He works for Italian magazines like Il Corriere della Sera, L’Espresso, Io_Donna, Living, Wu Magazine.

His projects have been exhibited Milan, Rome, Xi an and Muscat.

Giulia Cavaliere studied literature focusing on the history of cinema, theater and media languages. She has published two short stories.

The Exhibition “Nocturnal Memory. Milan and Rome”, which will be opened to the public until 22nd May 2014, will offer an opportunity for everyone to discover Milan and Rome at night.

Center for the academic promotion and orientation of study in Italy Uni-Italia was established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, University and Research, the Ministry of Interior. Uni-Italia Association has the aim of promoting Italian Higher Education and the mobility of foreign students and researchers towards Italian universities as well as encouraging academic cooperation between Italy and other foreign countries. 

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