Marjan Asadi and Marco Vitale Explore Persian Script in Lecce

The double solo show 'Horoufe Hoveida' at LO.FT in Lecce, curated by Alice Caracciolo, brings together Tehran-based sculptor and photographer Marjan Asadi and Apulian artist Marco Vitale. The exhibition investigates the regeneration of ancient Persian language through poiesis, with a focus on the archaeological origins of Iranian writing. Asadi's installation 'Sang' (meaning 'stone' in ancient Persian) features the Persian alphabet carved into stone, while Vitale's video-documentary 'La Storia di Sang' presents a deliberately 'out-of-sync' simulation of a fake archaeological discovery, referencing Giambattista Vico's cyclical theory of history. The show contrasts these works with Asadi's photographic series 'Sang ze sang' ('stone from stone'), depicting rock fragments submerged in emerald-green water. The exhibition runs at LO.FT in Lecce in 2019.