Midge Wattles' Sicilian Landscapes at Italian Consulate in New York

American photographer Midge Wattles presents 'Scirocco,' a series of prints capturing Sicilian landscapes, at the Consulate General of Italy in New York through January 31, 2020. Wattles, a Fulbright scholar who spent extensive time in Sicily, had her first solo exhibition 'Passages' at Francesco Pantaleone Gallery in Palermo in 2019. Curator Agata Polizzi describes Wattles' gaze as one that connects objects, surfaces, textures, and sensations, offering a spiritual and harmonious interpretation. The exhibition features images of Scala dei Turchi, Gibellina vecchia, and Pantelleria, bringing the grandeur and intimate details of these locations to Park Avenue. Polizzi notes that Wattles allowed herself the time to immerse in a different world, establishing a new intimate dimension. The show evokes the feeling of belonging to something universal, a sensation often experienced when thinking of the Mediterranean from across the ocean.