Béla Tarr and Adrian Paci in Dialogue at Casa Masaccio

The fourth edition of 'Esporre il Cinema' at Casa Masaccio-Centro per l’arte contemporanea in San Giovanni in Valdarno presents 'Melancolia della resistenza: BÉLA TARR / ADRIAN PACI', curated by Saretto Cincinelli. The exhibition juxtaposes the works of Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr (b. 1955, Pécs) and Albanian artist Adrian Paci (b. 1969, Scutari), exploring shared themes of time, narrative deconstruction, and sociopolitical marginality. The show utilizes the vertical space of Masaccio's birthplace, moving from darkness to darkness. A key video work combines Tarr's 'Prologo' (2004) and Paci's 'Centro di permanenza temporanea' (2007). Tarr's long-take tracking shot from 'Damnation' (1988) is paired with Paci's video installations, paintings, and a series of etchings titled 'She' (2008), which repeat a tavern scene with subtle variations. The exhibition title references László Krasznahorkai's novel, adapted by Tarr in 'Werckmeister Harmonies' (2000). The curatorial approach highlights Tarr's sculptural cinema and Paci's plastic use of time, creating parallels between Tarr's circular repetition in 'Damnation' and Paci's 'She', and between Paci's 'The Wanderers' (2021) and Tarr's 'Satantango'. The exhibition runs at Casa Masaccio in San Giovanni in Valdarno.