Lorenzo Cicconi Massi's Black-and-White Photos of Tiberius's Villas at Capri Festival
The Capri Photography Festival annually promotes the island through authorial photography, previously featuring Mimmo Jodice, Herbert List, and Giovanni Gastel. This year, photographer Lorenzo Cicconi Massi (born 1966 in Senigallia) presents around twenty-five large-format works and a video exploring the dialogue between man and nature within the settings of Tiberius's villas. Tiberius, Roman emperor from 14 AD, lived on Capri from 27 AD for ten years, building twelve villas, of which only three survive: Villa Jovis, Villa Damecuta, and Palazzo a Mare. The exhibition is held at the Quarto del Priore of the Certosa di San Giacomo. All photographs are in black and white to emphasize the relationship between archaeology and dance, referencing a performance last June at Villa Jovis by dancers from In/Finito, curated by Aterballetto in collaboration with the Fondazione Capri.
Key facts
- Lorenzo Cicconi Massi is the featured photographer at the 2018 Capri Photography Festival.
- The exhibition includes about twenty-five large-format works and a video.
- The photos are in black and white.
- The venue is the Quarto del Priore of the Certosa di San Giacomo.
- The works evoke the dialogue between man and nature at Tiberius's villas.
- Tiberius lived on Capri from 27 AD for ten years and built twelve villas.
- Three villas survive: Villa Jovis, Villa Damecuta, and Palazzo a Mare.
- A performance by Aterballetto's In/Finito took place at Villa Jovis in June 2018.
- Previous festival photographers include Mimmo Jodice, Herbert List, and Giovanni Gastel.
Entities
Artists
- Lorenzo Cicconi Massi
- Mimmo Jodice
- Herbert List
- Giovanni Gastel
- Tiberius
Institutions
- Capri Photography Festival
- Certosa di San Giacomo
- Aterballetto
- Fondazione Capri
Locations
- Capri
- Italy
- Senigallia
- Villa Jovis
- Villa Damecuta
- Palazzo a Mare
- Quarto del Priore