Monumento L'Aquila: English version

Monumento L' Aquila - A monument to the city of L'Aquila

joint art project of Zsuzsa Bakony and Lavinia Tribiani

NINETY-NINE X MONUMENTOL'AQUILA

text by Alessandra Cianetti, independent curator

Monumentolaquila is a photographic project about the city of L'Aquila made during the summer of 2013 by artists Lavinia Tribiani and Zsuzsa Bakonyi. The city located in the heart of Italy was hit by a strong earthquake in 2009, which the city has not recovered ever since from. Real estate speculation, controveries on reconstruction, impotent media and ambiguous political acts followed, leading to the disillusionment of the inhabitants and a disability of recovering fast from the trauma of the natural disaster. The medieval city centre, which rather resembles a ghost town today, echoes the lethargy of the city’s inhabitans.

The project consists of a series of twenty-five photographs that portray citizens of L'Aquila in groups standing across some of the most significant places of their city. Since the number ‘99’ is both a mysterious and protective number for the city, altogether 99 people are depicted in the photos, They are all shown with their bare feet touching the cobbled stones of piazzas, the ground of gardens or road surfaces, as if, like shrubs, they had grown out of that very land that they belong to. They express their strong feeling of belonging with tenacity and confidence, longing or hoping to see the rebirth of their city.

The artists aimed to create an opportunity for people to make a statement to the world: here we were, here we are, here we will remain.

The main purpose of the project is to raise awareness about the real conditions of the city and thus keep alive the debate on one of the major Italian cities, which much has been said about - except for its beauty and the attachment of its inhabitans.

Exhibitions:

17-20 – November,2015
@KLUB, Kosice(Kassa), Slovakia - FOVEMBER Photo festival

http://www.viamania.sk/detail/9044/kosice/fovember-takmer-mesiac-fotografie/

July 31 – October 4, 2015@Mai Manó Gallery, Mai Manó House of Photography, Budapest, Hungary
http://maimano.hu/en/kiallitasok/lavinia-tribiani-zsuzsa-bakonyi-monumentolaquila-a-monument-to-the-city-of-laquila/

24-27 – August, 2014
@Palazzo Cappa (Centro storico, via Paganica) - Monastero di San Basilio, L'Aquila, Italy
http://jemonnanzi.it/mostra-monumento-l-aquila-.html

June 19 – July 10, 2014
@Taverna Ducale, Popoli, Italy
http://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Eventi/visualizza_asset.html_824324529.html

2-7– April, 2014
@ Sala mostre del Comune di Rieti in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, Rieti, Italy
In occasion of the 5th anniversary of the earthquake, with the support of the Municipality of Rieti
https://www.facebook.com/events/1400390340230692/

LAVINIA TRIBIANI

Graduated as Bachelor Industrial Designer in Florence in 2005, obtained her first master degree in Visual Arts in Venice in 2008. In 2009 she took part to the European Program “Leonardo da Vinci” entitled “Sky and Hearth: sustainable solutions in the Information Technology Era” and spent six months in Dublin working as the creative director for eBamma L.t.d., a company that provides a global English e-learning online platform for English language learners.

In 2011 her portfolio was selected for a scholarship for the Master in Ligthing Design run by the Libera Università delle Arti of Bologna and in colaboration with MIND (Milan Network Design).

In October 2011 she relocated in New York for six months to work for well established Architect, Artist and Historical Icon of Italian Design Gaetano Pesce.

She is now active in Rieti where she runs her personal atelier.
From the 17th of August to the 20th of September Galleria Machina in the Officine Fondazione Varrone venues will display her personal exhibition O-Fos.

http://www.laviniatribiani.com/

ZSUSA BAKONYI

Zsuzsa Bakonyi is a freelancer photographer and visual artist.
She has studied Economics and Communications in Budapest but soon felt the need to mix social sciences with art projects. She has worked for Titus G. Pandi fashion photographer, for several online medias in Hungary and has been involved in the making of documentary movies.
She has had several group and solo exhibitions mostly in Budapest and lately her interest is mostly in social documentary projects - on the border liner between documentary and fine art. She used to work for Humana Magazin (a Hungarian journal for Human rights) and takes part in the freedoc project where photographers do independent documentary projects to facilitate democratic change.

In 2014, she realized with six other artist the project "Home Away - Hungarians in New York" which resulted in an exhibition series in Hungary and the USA and a limited edition photobook.
She has lived in several places and is involved in international projects.

She is currently in the leader committe of the Young Photographers’ Studio in Budapest.

http://www.pogacia-photo.com

CALL FOR THE PROJECT - JUNE 2013

WE ARE TWO ARTISTS AND WE WANT TO MAKE A MONUMENT TO THIS CITY.

We are looking for people of all ages to be involved in a photo and video project. It is an artistic and social project and will be diffused internationally.

If you think that this city belongs to you, we invite you to attend the meeting that will take place at the Spanish Fort on the day Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 15.00.
Any question or comment can be treated here,

The photo and video project will be recorded between 28 August and 3th September.

We need the participation of many loyal citizens, motivated by the project, and with the desire to provide good ideas!

For more information:
monumentolaquila@gmail.com
☎ Lavinia in Italy: +39 3397588602
☎ Zsuzsa in Hungary at the moment: + 36 70 402 58 38

We look forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 3 pm.
at Spanish Fort (outside the bar)

Come and tell your friends and family!

Please sign "ATTEND" so we can know how many people to expect.

More details coming soon.

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