On the occasion of the twenty-first edition of Giornata del Contemporaneo, the major annual event promoted by AMACI with the support of the Ministry of Culture’s Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity and in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, on Saturday, Oct. 4, the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome will present Pietro Ruffo’ssite-specific installation, Il Giardino Planetario.
Conceived to dialogue with the frescoes of the hemicycle and the Villa’s historic garden, the work depicts a primordial forest, imagined by the artist as an imposing installation suspended in the Villa’s loggia that envelops the viewer in an immersive experience, between different eras and sensibilities, capable of dialoguing with the surrounding art and architecture. The installation scenographically accompanies the project La Luce dei Luoghi (The Light of Places), financed through the public notice for live performance of the General Directorate for Performing Arts of the Ministry of Culture.
Made with Bic pen on a light fabric veil, the large composition creates a visual effect of surprising delicacy. The work relates the Renaissance vision of nature, ordered and a symbol of harmony, with acontemporary image of spontaneous, lush and ever-changingnature.
Starting at 6 p.m., the public will have free access to the museum spaces to admire the installation and listen to the artist’s narrative, introduced by Museum Director Luana Toniolo. The evening will be enriched by a performance by countertenor Hugo Perina and a videomapping show in the central courtyard, which will narrate the history of the villa and its collections.
The museum will remain open until 11:30 p.m. (last admission at 10:30 p.m.) with the possibility of staff-curated guided tours to offer visitors a comprehensive experience that interweaves the ancient and contemporary. The event is organized with the support of Casale del Giglio and Lorcan O’Neill Gallery.
“With this initiative, the museum confirms its openness to the dialogue between ancient and contemporary,” says director Luana Toniolo. "Pietro Ruffo’s work offers the public an unprecedented narrative that is at the same time perfectly integrated with the harmony of Villa Giulia, in a web of continuous references between the nature depicted in the hemicycle, the Italian gardens and contemporary nature. The evening will also include a screening of the new video mapping project The Temple Machine created for the central courtyard of Villa Giulia and the interior of the Alatri Temple, and which will be offered to the public all weekends in October."
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| At the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Pietro Ruffo's primordial forest made with Bic pen |
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