2024 Programme
Event# 2
Friday 30 August, 06.30 pm
Teatro degli Impavidi2 - euro 4.50
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Giuseppe Barbera, Nadia Terranova, Michele Tranquillini
The gratitude of places
Air, water, earth, and fire are central to all cosmogonies, especially those of Sicily: from Empedocles and his sandal to Mount Etna. On this island of volcanic landscapes and eruptive activity, there is a constant interplay between earth, wind and sea and fire. Among all the elements, fire would seem the one least likely to be associated with gratitude because its destructive nature prevails over its transformative one.
However, fire, through burning, can also create and bring forth new life. The words of Nadia Terranova and Giuseppe Barbera will weave together with the evocative, live drawings by Michele Tranquillini, as a reflection on the relationship between humans and nature, the places that surround us, and the endless memories, dreams, and emotions that can emerge from this
Giuseppe Barbera was a full professor of Tree Crops at the University of Palermo. He is a member of the Scientific Council of the National Observatory of Rural Landscape. Among his publications are Abbracciare gli alberi (2017), Il giardino del Mediterraneo (2021), and Agrumi. Una storia inedita (2023), published by Il Saggiatore
Nadia Terranova has published, among others, Il segreto (illustrations by M. Cerri, Mondadori, 2021; Premio Andersen 2022; Premio Strega ragazze e ragazzi 2022); Trema la notte (Einaudi, 2022); Scintilla (illustrations by M. Di Giorgio, Mondadori, 2024). Her book Etna. La lingua del fuoco (with S. Graziani) will be published by Humboldt Books in July.
ph. credits: Sandro Messina
Michele Tranquillini illustrator, collaborates with newspapers, magazines, and architecture and design studios, creating maps and travel reports, videos, and live performances.
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