2020, Mosaics Mosaic form: Authors: Emilio Alberti Year of publication: 2020 Map: Information about the work: The work is a tribute to Pliny the Elder and his Naturalis Historia. It meant contributing to Pliny’s bimillenary celebrations, which began in Como in November 2019 with an exhibition at the Palazzo del Broletto. The project idea draws […]
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La Nairola
2020, Mosaics Mosaic form: Authors: Luca Mandaglio of ComoRaku Year of publication: 2020 Map: Information about the work: Tenacious balance.For millennia it has towered over BlevioSymbol of delicate and tenacious balanceBearer of stories and legends heard in silence between the sky and the lake. LA PREA NAIROLA The Nairola Stone is located from Pissarottino di […]
The Shelley Letter
2020, Mosaics Mosaic form: Authors: the guests of the Day Centre for Disabled of Cerbaiola (Empoli) Year of publication: 2020 Map: Information about the work: Percy Shelley writes in the presence of his wife, Mary Shelley, at a villa on Lake Como that recalls the Pliniana of Torno. Technique used: The Mosaic with ceramic tiles […]
Farewell to the Mountains
2020, Mosaics Mosaic form: Authors: Mosaic workshop of the Esquilino Elderly Social Center in Rome Year of publication: 2020 Map: Information about the work: The famous passage from Manzoni’s Promessi Sposi inspires this work. The design idea arises from the desire to represent the pain of detachment from the homeland, a theme more relevant than […]
The Memory of Foscolo
2020, Mosaics Mosaic form: Authors: Students of Liceo Scientifico Paolo Giovio in Como, Italy Year of publication: 2020 Map: Information about the work: The work takes its starting point from Foscolo’s letter to Francesca Giovio, where the poet recalls their relationship that was interrupted and, with nostalgia and remorse, declares his love for the young […]
A Late Winter’s Love Dance
2020, Mosaics Mosaic form: Authors: Valentina Vezzani Year of publication: 2020 Map: Information about the work: The Mosaic donated by Momi Restaurant in Blevio Presentation of the work: In September 1837, Franz Liszt, deeply attached to the shores of Lake Como, wrote: ”When you write a love story between two happy lovers, set it on […]
A window overlooking the lake
2020, Mosaics Mosaic form: Authors: Giovanni Barzan – Venaria Realte (TO) Year of publication: 2020 Map: Information about the work: The mosaic is on the homonymous novel by Andrea Vitali. The sky is getting cloudy, and the weather will shake the quiet of the lake, disrupting it, a bit like what happens in Vitali’s novels […]
