Mario Carlo Iusi Illuminates Rome's Tiber Embankments with Luminis Installation

On September 20, 2025, artist Mario Carlo Iusi (born 1995 in Alatri) unveiled Luminis, a monumental light installation on the right bank of the Tiber River in Rome, between Ponte Sisto and Ponte Mazzini. The work consists of a sequence of luminous frames of various sizes, inviting viewers to examine the grooves of the walls that bear stories and anecdotes. Curated by the association Tevereterno, the project is in continuity with William Kentridge's 2016 frieze Triumphs and Laments, a 500-meter visual narrative on Roman history. Iusi's installation redefines the wall as a relational plane rather than a barrier, using light as an intermediary between past and present. Claudia Pecoraro authored the critical text accompanying the intervention, noting that Luminis proposes a semantic reversal of the wall from an insurmountable boundary to a surface of connection. The work is part of the twentieth anniversary celebrations of Piazza Tevere, a space conceived by American artist Kristin Jones. Giorgio de Finis, president of Tevereterno for the past year, stated that Piazza Tevere offers a unique 'frame' for contemporary art to engage with a public space containing a river. The installation is visible from September 20.