Infrastructure and Architecture: 'Verso il Mediterraneo' at Istituto Centrale per la Grafica, Rome

The exhibition 'Verso il Mediterraneo,' curated by Emilia Giorgio and Antonio Ottomanelli at the Istituto Centrale per la Grafica in Rome (until February 14, 2017), explores the utopian dimension of infrastructure through photography and archival materials. Drawing on Joseph Grima's catalog essay, the show repositions infrastructure—from highways to satellite constellations—as contemporary cathedrals that structure daily life and produce new landscapes. It references the US government's post-9/11 critical infrastructure list (259 sites across 63 countries, later published by WikiLeaks) to highlight the perceptual invisibility of these systems. The exhibition coincides with the 500th anniversary of Thomas More's 'Utopia,' framing infrastructure as a collective opportunity for societal well-being. Featured artists include Gaia Cambiaggi, Martin Errichiello, and Filippo Menichetti.