Cronotopiche

Metaphorical connections perceived through art and anthropology drive the project. They allow to share critical issues co-creating a new narrative. The project taps into art, myth, philosophy. Aesthetics is a way to move emotions, thoughts and actions. The greenhouse of miracles and the dandelion images evoke brightness, dreams, regeneration, hope. The self-portraits collection is a powerful youth expression. The documentary narrative (its title reminds de Malherb poem) taps into Greek myth: Upon the sudden arrival of isolation five young people find themselves invisible. Adventure, discovery, knowledge, friendship, passion, freedom are unattainable and untouchable. Castaways, sacrificial bodies, resigned, confused or determined in the search for a ransom, will they be able to find the thread to get out of the labyrinth? Maybe by chasing a dream or a wish, or by weaving alliances with trees and stones

Beauty is a core concept “Actually we do not care enough of next generations, of nature, of a widespread idea of beauty and harmony in the society. That’s create a struggle among generations, resources, social groups, communities. Rethinking a “social beauty” is the new frontier. It’s the new Utopia. It’s an approach through creativity, innovation, sustainability, inclusion, communities. We should flip the pattern shifting by the exiting rational paradigm to a creative one. It works out opening, mussing, unbalancing, mixing. It taps into the dreamlike dimension. It derives from the magical thinking that ¬accepting the opposites coexistence¬ musses, messes, reshapes, creates. When reality is becoming fiction, art can only produce reality. I would like to move our imagery from the glass case. A new imagery is able to arise behind the glass. Metaphorically the glass case turns into a glasshouse. It evokes nature and reminds us flowing, regenerating, inspiring, creating, involving without losing its previous protection and repair echo” by La serra dei miracoli, MA.Mariani