Varanasi Photography Exhibition Opens at Villa Genuardi for Agrigento 2025

Farm Cultural Park presents 'Varanasi. A Journey into the Infinite' at Villa Genuardi in Agrigento as part of Countless Cities 2025 – Biennale delle Città del Mondo, a project under the Agrigento Capitale della Cultura 2025 program. The exhibition features photographs by Andrea Marchegiani documenting the sacred Indian city of Varanasi, capturing its religious intensity, poverty, and rituals. The immersive installation includes sound and incense to create a synesthetic experience, with large-scale images covering the walls and smaller pictures inserted within them. A second intervention, 'New Cities: Built from Scratch,' is held at the Auditorium Incompiuto in Aragona, exploring six purpose-built cities. The initiative is supported by the Regione Siciliana, Comune di Agrigento, Parco della Valle dei Templi, Soprintendenza dei Beni Culturali di Agrigento, and Comune di Aragona. The exhibition prompts reflection on the persistence of the sacred despite colonial histories.