Paper Reincarnations

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Paper Reincarnations

Five Florentine artists transform books into canvases and sculptures: it is entitled PAPER REINCARNATIONS, the group exhibition curated by Lilia Lamas and realised by Florence Biennale at the Italian Cultural Institute in Valletta, Malta, on the occasion of the 14th Week of the Italian Language in the World, from 20 October to 7 November 2014.

Nilo Australi, Paolo Carandini, Diego Gabriele, Andrea Granchi and Gianna Scoino are five artists who live and work in Florence, three generations in comparison who, by experimenting with new techniques of using paper and the artist's book, in search of new ways of interpreting this ancient but always topical material, enhance its multiple lives in a dance of memory.

The project, born from the collaboration between the Italo-Maltese Trade Association based in Florence, in person of its Secretary Antonio Pangallo, and the Florence Biennale and in particular its Director Jacopo Celona, explores the universe of paper and books, in line with the theme of the 14th Week of the Italian Language in the World 2014.

About thirty works are on display at the Italian Cultural Institute, including artist's books, old letters transformed into sculptures, old texts revisited in a contemporary key and works inspired by paper and printed pages. At least six for each of the five authors, a parterre that compares the conceptual work of three different generations of contemporary artists, all active in the Tuscan capital.

Andrea Granchi and Gianna Scoino, former professors at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence and established artists with experiences participating in national and international exhibitions. Paolo Carandini, a Florentine artist who has been working for years in the restoration and conservation of antique books, using his experience to create ‘Le Scatole delle Meraviglie’ (Boxes of Wonders), a sort of time capsule that encloses within them memories of a life lived or stories of books that are dear to us all. Lastly, Nilo Australi and Diego Gabriele, two young emerging artists experimenting with new techniques using paper and books in search of new ways of interpreting this ancient but always topical material.

The group exhibition PAPER REINCARNATIONS will be held from 30 April 2015 in Florence, at LINEA Spazio Arte Contemporanea, the base of the Florence Biennale in Via delle Porte Nuove 10 (Porta a Prato area).

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