Vittoriano
A never-before-seen Rome captured in its deepest soul. This is the story of the project "ROME. SILENT BEAUTY", under the patronage of the Municipality of Rome, which includes the volume published by Rizzoli on behalf of Webuild and the exhibition of the same name organized by the Group with the VIVE Institute, from January 20 to February 28 2023.
The book and exhibition, which grew out of photographer Moreno Maggi's signature shots during the spring 2020 lockdown, were presented Thursday, December 15, at a press conference at Palazzo Venezia in the presence of Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, the VIVE- Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia Institute Director Edith Gabrielli, the Webuild CEO Pietro Salini and art historian Claudio Strinati.
The aim of the project, a virtuous example of collaboration between institutions and businesses in the cultural sphere, is to promote a constructive debate on issues related to the conception of livable cities, urban planning and mobility, and possible future paradigms of urban living, in order to transform the experience of the pandemic into an opportunity to rethink environments and infrastructure, starting from the needs of communities in a new perspective of sustainability, from the centers to the suburbs.
“The exhibition and the project fully fall within our lines of action," explains Edith Gabrielli, director of the VIVE Institute. –“ Since its establishment in November 2020, the Institute has pursued, through museological and art-historical research, a strategy that unites and enhances the Made in Italy and the identity of our country. “ROME. SILENT BEAUTY”, the result of a collaboration between VIVE and Webuild, represents a concrete demonstration of the possibility of keeping in balance, in the name of art and culture, institutional dignity and the spirit of private enterprise.
The free-entry exhibition, curated by Roberto Koch and Alessandra Mauro, will guide visitors on an unprecedented Roman walk, taking them through photos, videos and multimedia projections on an emotional and intellectual journey to rediscover the community.
