a liquid platform
on the climate crisis, anthropocenic interactions and
ecological transition
a project by MUSE Science Museum Trento conceived
and curated by Stefano Cagol
WE ARE THE FLOOD, a platform of MUSE Science
Museum Trento conceived and curated by Stefano Cagol on
the climate crisis and
anthropocene interactions, is pleased to announce a new
two-day masterclass
featuring scientific poetry, which pursues and
stimulates multidisciplinarity
and contamination in looking at ecological issues,
balance between human beings
and the environment, science and the future.
Curated by Alessandro Castiglioni,
member of the board of research advisors of WE ARE THE
FLOOD, the masterclass
will be dedicated to the relationship between
narratives, poetry, science and
contemporary art.Introduced by
the book “Teorie dei Climi”
(Castiglioni, Postmedia 2023), it will delve into
the work of Franco Buffoni,
author of “Betelgeuse e altre poesie scientifiche”
(Mondadori 2021) and
Antonella Anedda, author of “Geografie” (Garzanti,
2021).The
lessons will be held in seminar mode, alternating
moments of dialogue, poetic
readings and critical readings starting from the
three texts cited.
Participation in the masterclass is
reserved for participants selected through an open call.Artists,
creatives,
critics and curators under 35 of any nationality are
eligible for
this call.Those who have
already taken part in any WE ARE THE
FLOOD initiative cannot participate.A contribution to expenses is
foreseen for those who will participate from outside
the province.The
masterclass will be held in Italian from the
afternoon of October 28th to the
evening of October 29th.
MUSE, one
of the most visited museums in Italy, plays an important role in
the communication and dissemination of environmental as well as
scientific culture. In recent years it has developed an
Anthropocene think tank and has often tackled contemporary art
languages, even receiving an award from the Italian Council (9th
edition). This outpost position is now consolidated with WE ARE
THE FLOOD, which stems from current urgencies and the
inescapable need to probe and decode increasingly complex
environmental, viral and climatic issues through contemporary
art, and aspires to root a shared we to create a new awareness
of today and imagine different ways of existence.
Professor
Emeritus of Comparative Literature, Franco Buffoni has
published Carmelite Sister (1997), The Profile of Rosa
(2000), War (2005), Us and Them (2008), Rome (2009).The Oscar Poems
1975-2012 collects his poetic work.With Jucci
(Mondadori, 2014) he won the Viareggio Prize.Subsequently,
Avrei facendo la fine di Turing (Donzelli, 2015), the
theatrical work Personae (Manni, 2017), La linea del cielo
(Garzanti, Carducci-Pietrasanta Prize, 2018), Betelgeuse
and other scientific poems (Mondadori, 2021) have
appeared.For Mondadori he
has translated English Romantic Poets (2005 – 2022).
Poet and
essayist, Antonella Anedda teaches Italian Literature at
the Università della Svizzera Italiana after obtaining a
PhD in Literature from the University of Oxford.She has
published numerous collections of poems and essays,
including Historiae (Einaudi, 2018).She has received
numerous awards including the Premio internazionale
Montale, 2000, the Premio Dessì and Napoli and in 2012 the
Premio Viareggio and the Premio Tirinnanzi alla carriera.Her translations
from classical and modern poets, from Ovid to Anne Carson,
are collected in the volume Nomi distanti.In 2019 she
received an honorary Doctorate for her literary work from
the Sorbonne University (Paris IV).
Alessandro
Castiglioni is Senior Curator and Deputy Director of the
MA*GA Museum in Gallarate.He teaches
History and Criticism of Design and Multimedia Languages
at Istituto Marangoni, Milan.He has worked
for institutions such as: Galleria Nazionale, San Marino;Italian Cultural
Institute, London;Museum of
Contemporary Art, Villa Croce, Genoa;MCA, Valletta;National Gallery
of Iceland, Reykjavik, San Marino Pavilion for the 58th
International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia.
