“It is an opportunity to talk about culture and active citizenship, as if we were at the tables of the Rebirth Forum” with these words Saverio Teruzzi presented the new cycle of interviews proposed in the context of 10 tables for 100 benches and the project 100 benches for Rome. As reported in our previous article, this is a participatory, socially useful and low-environmental-impact project, which involves the installation of one hundred benches made of recycled plastic in different areas of Rome; in this regard, we remind you that until 30th April it is possible to make a donation – of at least 10 euros – for the collective benches through the crowdfunding campaign on Produzioni dal Basso. With the series of interviews, Saverio gives voice to various actors involved in the Rebirth Forum in Rome and in the related working sites. After the first five episodes – which saw as protagonists the curator of the Museo delle Periferie Giorgio de Finis, the Rebirth/Third Paradise ambassadress and founder of the startups M’AMA.SEEDS and Slow Flow Alessia Montani, the writer, songwriter and lyricist Giulia Ananìa, Elisa and Stefano Battiato from the social promotion association ‘Happy Coaching and Counseling Rome’, and the cultural entrepreneur Giovanna Caruso Fendi – we are now publishing the sixth interview. On this occasion, the guest is Costantino D’Orazio, art critic and historian, TV host and curator of the project Back to Nature (this year’s second edition will feature the sign-symbol of the Third Paradise in its logo and will have the 100 benches on display in Piazza di Siena from 15th June to 15th July).
Why invest in culture?
Because today it is the only safe investment. Bitcoins could be worth zero at any moment. There is no economy that can stand up to the virus that has hit us, the work of our mind is the only vaccine we have against any type of crisis that may occur in the future. From this perspective, culture provides a constant input, it is the only relevant investment to build something that beats and wins in any challenge.
Why contemporary art at Villa Borghese?
Art is an expression that it is not rightly exhibited only in museums, galleries and homes, acknowledged as contexts in some way appointed to welcome it: art must go and meet people in everyday places. What better place than a park, which is regularly visited by everyone regardless of age, social class, education and interests? This way, we allow people to come face to face with works of art that may perhaps change the way they look at the city and nature.
A definition for Rome and three words about its future.
Rome has been defined in many ways. In my opinion, the historical definition of Rome as ‘the eternal city’ is still perfectly valid because it is a courageous, far-sighted and above all always high-flying city.
