Participation and its (dis)contents. How can art contribute to collective deliberation processes and participation in civic governance Paolo Naldini, the director of Cittadellarte, presents a series of artistic initiatives focusing on effectiveness of impact, deeply rooted in their contexts and aware of human rights, thus proving that there exist socially engaged practices that have been dealing with participation and its discontents. “There may be hundreds of other inspiring projects,” says Naldini, “that could lead us to see, or at least to sense, that involving artists initiatives in collective deliberation processes is not only viable but also desirable. I hope these will serve as a shared knowledge basis for tackling more specifically the question of the possible relation between art and collective deliberation processes and participation in civic governance". Paolo Naldini, 20/01/2021 Read more
From circularity to tricircularity: for the development of a circular paradigm Cittadellarte’s director reflects on circularity, explaining how this concept is not ideal, inasmuch as it can preclude and lead to a ‘closure’, Naldini therefore illustrates three terms facilitating the development of a circular paradigm: interlocality, horizontal scalability and tricircularity. This last key word, which he is proposing, recalls a network of locality by expressing a vision addressed to building connections between ecologies and economies. “The paradigm of tricircularity,” – he claims, – “implies the concept of circularity, but it intends and extends it in a horizontal and polycentric, or rather acentric, perspective”. Paolo Naldini, 01/09/2020 Read more
It’s 2068, We Need a New Swarming Revolution Anna Moreno's essay invokes a fictional near-future scenario where the Colony Collapse Disorder (or the epidemiological demise of beehives) throws the world into a radical social and urban reconfiguration. Breeding on real data and impersonating the Head of the Urban Planning Division of the corporation implicated in the narrated facts, the author writes an apologetic opinion editorial that traces the recent urban and geo-political global developments. Its format is inspired by “Op-Eds from the Future”, a collection of essays from The New York Times that use present-tense and journalistic tone to refer to speculative events that have not occurred yet. Anna Moreno, 16/07/2020 Read more
Out of the picture, when the educational process leaves the frame Is it possible to take the theory of relativity into schools? Is the textbook the only learning manual? Ruggero Poi (Cittadellarte’s Learning Environments and Schools) shares his insight about the traditional educational system, highlighting its limits and proposing solutions and new perspectives to break the mould: imagining alternatives to the common textbook for each grade level and giving students the possibility to experiment with different creativities and discover their vocation. Our current state of isolation to contain the spreading of Covid-19 can represent an opportunity to “explore new grounds, searching for a different role as educators”. Ruggero Poi, 09/04/2020 Read more
The mirror is broken: it’s our turn to change Ruggero Poi (director of Cittadellarte’s Learning Environments and Schools Department) offers a personal reflection on the Covid-19 crisis: an analysis of past, present and future in a narrative sequence seeing him questioning reality, and personal and social responsibility. “What have we lost? What was important? Have we learnt anything in the process?” Ruggero Poi, 23/03/2020 Read more
It’s a question of space The coordinator of the Rebirth/Third Paradise ambassadors Saverio Teruzzi tells us about himself through anecdotes, past exchanges with Michelangelo Pistoletto and an bit of introspection. In this moment of crisis caused by the Coronavirus emergency, his words reflect his self opening up to our readers. Francesco Saverio Teruzzi, 20/03/2020 Read more
coronavirus paolo naldini Coronavirus: letter to my daughter and her student friends in London Paolo Naldini leaves aside his usuale role as director of Cittadellarte for a moment, to tell his story to our Journal. This time he is just a father, sharing a touching letter addressed to his daughter Ginevra. Naldini provides analysis, reflections, sensations and prospects about the global emergency that is COVID-19: let's get into his thoughts. Paolo Naldini, 12/03/2020 Read more
The Third Paradise Academy Here is an article by Francesco Monico - Director of the UNIDEE Academy - published on the magazine accompanying the 22nd edition of the event "Arte al Centro". The text focuses on the behind the scenes, the mission and the peculiarities of the Institute of Higher Education. Francesco Monico, 05/11/2019 Read more
