Giuliana Storino's 'Il sole è nuovo ogni giorno' at Bari's Museo Archeologico di Santa Scolastica
The Museo Archeologico di Santa Scolastica in Bari hosts Giuliana Storino's first solo exhibition in her native region, titled 'Il sole è nuovo ogni giorno' (The Sun is New Every Day), curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio and promoted by the Città Metropolitana di Bari with coordination by Roberta Giuliani. The title, inspired by Heraclitus, reflects the artist's concept of time as an ever-present, dynamic experience. Storino, born in Manduria in 1986, presents recent works that engage with the monument's historical layers through projections, holograms, and installations that blur natural and virtual boundaries. Her hand, a recurring motif, creates geometric patterns using adhesive strips on paper, and with digital aid, reproduces itself in serpentine sequences reminiscent of vertebrae, as seen in 'I vertebrati, quelli che vanno,' a nod to Boccioni's Futurism. The installation 'Cicàdidi' features a cicada song recorded in Puglia over a day, visualized with iridescent ribbons and a 3D sound structure. In the cloister, metallic columns covered in changing holographs dialogue with ancient columns, accompanied by Radiohead's desolate sounds. The exhibition runs at the museum, which confirms its commitment to contemporary art.
Key facts
- Exhibition title: 'Il sole è nuovo ogni giorno'
- Artist: Giuliana Storino (born 1986 in Manduria)
- Curator: Giacinto Di Pietrantonio
- Promoter: Città Metropolitana di Bari
- Coordinator: Roberta Giuliani
- Venue: Museo Archeologico di Santa Scolastica, Bari
- Works include projections, holograms, installations
- Installation 'Cicàdidi' uses cicada sounds recorded in Puglia
Entities
Artists
- Giuliana Storino
- Giacinto Di Pietrantonio
- Roberta Giuliani
- Heraclitus
- Umberto Boccioni
Institutions
- Museo Archeologico di Santa Scolastica
- Città Metropolitana di Bari
- Artribune
- Corriere del Mezzogiorno
- Corriere della Sera
- Segno arte contemporanea
Locations
- Bari
- Italy
- Manduria
- Puglia