Armando Perna's Photographic Project on Calabria's Catastrophes Opens in Rome
Armando Perna's photographic project, titled "Un paesaggio instabile, 1783/2018," is set to open at Leporello in Rome on November 22, 2018, at 7 PM, curated by Emilia Giorgi. This exhibition is the second chapter following the first at CAMERA in Turin, curated by Giangavino Pazzola, and is part of the Futures series. Perna, born in 1981 in Reggio Calabria, has been documenting the impacts of highways in Calabria since 2011, focusing on disasters like landslides, floods, and earthquakes. His work connects historical events like the 1783 Calabrian earthquake with contemporary issues in Lebanon, drawing parallels between coastal towns and refugee camps.
Key facts
- Armando Perna born 1981 in Reggio Calabria.
- Project 'Un paesaggio instabile, 1783/2018' second chapter at Leporello, Rome.
- Opening November 22, 2018 at 7 PM.
- Curated by Emilia Giorgi.
- First chapter at CAMERA Torino, curated by Giangavino Pazzola, part of Futures.
- Combines Perna's photos with 18th-century archival volume.
- Volume commissioned by Reale Accademia di Napoli, edited by Michele Sarconi.
- Perna started working on Calabria in 2011, documenting highway impact.
- Research includes landslides, floods, earthquakes.
- Coastal towns are duplicates of inland settlements abandoned due to disasters.
- References 1783 Calabrian earthquake and 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
- Links to Enlightenment thought and Voltaire's 'Candide'.
- Perna also worked in Lebanon since 2013, focusing on civil war trauma.
- Case Baraccate in Calabria compared to refugee camps in Lebanon.
Entities
Artists
- Armando Perna
Institutions
- Leporello
- CAMERA Centro Italiano per la Fotografia
- Futures
- Reale Accademia di Napoli
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Turin
- Reggio Calabria
- Calabria
- Salerno
- Lebanon
- Lisbon
- Portugal