The Art of Balance #77 | Andrea Billi, how will you work? The professor of Economics at the Department of Juridical and Economic Studies of the Faculty of Law of the Sapienza University is the 77th participant in the initiative “The Art of Balance / Pandemopraxy”, launched by Cittadellarte. Andrea Billi reflects on the relationship between dehumanised digitalisation and digital humanism, explaining how he will try to synthesise these two concepts in his professional field. This episode’s guest then talks about the fact that some global technological companies are integrating philosophers and scholars into their teams: “It is a reaffirmation of the uniqueness of the human being,” he said, “and of the brilliant and colourful creativity of the cultural-turned-genetic heritage”. Redazione, 30/11/2020 Read more
The Art of Balance #76 | Fabio Bix, how will you have fun? The artist is the 76th participant in the initiative “The Art of Balance / Pandemopraxy”, launched by Cittadellarte. In a play of mirrors, Fabio Bix retraces the path that led him to become an artist, outlining the characteristics of his works. This episode’s guest then focuses on the key question of the project, and reveals how he would like to have fun in the future by imagining a simple yet profound dialogue with his niece. Redazione, 26/11/2020 Read more
The Art of Balance #75 | Fernando Miglietta, where will you live? The architect, urban planner, artist, critic and theorist is the 75th participant in the initiative “The Art of Balance / Pandemopraxy”, launched by Cittadellarte. Fernando Miglietta first reflects on the impact Covid-19 has had at urban level, explaining how the pandemic has highlighted the urgency for a different dimension of the space for living and for human relationships. This episode’s guest then focuses on the key question of the project: “We need to give a new form to the body and soul of the cities, of the architecture, of the home. We have to think of a multiform habitat, adaptable to any condition and change, charged with a beauty that synthesises a new relationship between man, nature and artifice”. Redazione, 25/11/2020 Read more
The Art of Balance #74 | Piero Meogrossi, what will you remember? The former MiBACT inspector at the Superintendence to Venice Monuments (1980-1983) and then director of the Special Archaeological Superintendence of Rome (1983-2011) is the 74th participant in the initiative “The Art of Balance / Pandemopraxy”, launched by Cittadellarte. Piero Meogrossi proposes a long reflection called “Remembering the history of the footprints, the love of co-living”, starting from the question “What will you remember?”. Redazione, 24/11/2020 Read more
The Art of Balance #73| Elena Schneider, what will you produce? The president of Gruppo Schneider is the 73rd participant in the initiative “The Art of Balance / Pandemopraxy”, launched by Cittadellarte. Elena Schneider starts by pointing out one of the issues generated by consumerism: the advent of artificial fibres, which “unfortunately,” she said, “have caused the terrible problem of pollution by microplastics”. How can we address it? “It’s absolutely necessary that mankind use its intelligence to restore perfect harmony with nature,” she explained, “by consuming better and in a more natural and fair way”. Redazione, 20/11/2020 Read more
The Art of Balance #72 | Luca Timpani, how will you greet? The lawyer and art influencer is the 72nd participant in the initiative “The Art of Balance / Pandemopraxy”, launched by Cittadellarte. Luca Timpani offers an analysis of the role the handshake and the kiss have had throughout history, “thousand-year-old traditions” that are disappearing with the advent of the Coronavirus. The guest then answers this episode’s question: “I think it’s early to say when our greeting habits will be reintroduced in work places, religious rituals, sport events or at dinners among friends,” he said, “but I’m convinced that the need for connection based on human nature is stronger than the fear of a pandemic”. Redazione, 19/11/2020 Read more
The Art of Balance | Edoardo Marcenaro, how will you work? The business jurist once again takes part in Cittadellarte’s project “The Art of Balance / Pandemopraxy” answering another of the key questions of the initiative. Edoardo Marcenaro, after talking about his personal experience, reflects on the impact the pandemic has had on different professions, identifying a series of positive and negative changes brought about by smart working. “For a while,” he said, “the social element was replaced by an ‘online coffee’ or an ‘aperichat’, which the first time are fun, the second time are cut much shorter, the third time after greeting each other people don’t know what to say anymore”. Redazione, 14/11/2020 Read more
The Art of Balance #71 | Giulio Alvigini, what dreams will you dream? The artist is the 71st participant in the initiative “The Art of Balance / Pandemopraxy”, launched by Cittadellarte. Giulio Alvigini reflects on how we can keep dreaming, an act proving to be more and more complex in present-day society. “It’s time to start dreaming again,” he said, “but in order to do so, we need a new awareness, starting from more cognizance in our sector”. This episode’s guest stresses how relevant his field of competence can be: “When words are not enough, art responds with a silence pregnant of meaning”. Redazione, 13/11/2020 Read more
