Contaminazioni: Pino Bertelli and Antonio Gasbarrini's Photographic Diptychs at MuBAq L'Aquila

On July 1, 2026, the MuBAq Museo dei Bambini L'Aquila opens 'Contaminazioni – Contro la guerra e l’innocenza dell’infanzia negata', the second event of 'Seminiamo Arte VI edizione' within L'Aquila Capitale italiana della Cultura 2026. The exhibition features 12 photographic diptychs by Pino Bertelli and Antonio Gasbarrini. Each diptych pairs a black-and-white photograph by Bertelli, a Reporter sans Frontières, depicting children and adolescents in war zones or disadvantaged contexts (Africa, Latin America, pacifist demonstrations), with an AI-generated image based on prompts by art critic Gasbarrini. The AI references artworks from Giotto's 'Strage degli innocenti' to Picasso's 'Guernica'. Visitors can scan QR codes to access the referenced artworks. Mayor Pierluigi Biondi praised the exhibition for addressing childhood through a dialogue between photojournalism and AI. The interdisciplinary series 'Seminiamo Arte' began in 2021 in the post-seismic village of San Lorenzo, directed by Lea Contestabile and Gasbarrini. The show runs until August 29, 2026 at Palazzo Camponeschi, Rectorate of the University of L'Aquila.