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Guest Writer: STEFANO ALBERTI
Hearty agreement and great success in Anzio (Rome) for the exhibition “Scratches, Cracks and Lacer-actions / Between dream and reality” inspired by Roberto Alborghetti artworks for the project co-ordinated and carried out by Professor Patrizia Sapri. The show was held at the Professional Institute “Marco Gavio Apicio” where a series of pictures told a journey through “special painterly colors and materials” and the singular experience involving children with disabilities and carriers of the Syndrome of Autism Spectrum. The initiative was made possible thanks to the support of the Rotary Club of Roma Golfo di Anzio, Nettuno, which has included the activities in “Anzio for Autism” project .
Patrizia Sapri led with passion and enthusiasm the group of the magnificent seven little artists who have re-composed and re-built works from “Lacer / actions” Project by Roberto Alborghetti. Kids re-viewed with their creativity images of decomposed publicity posters, natural cracks, scratches and “urban signs”. Patrizia Sapri, teacher and curator, says about the workshop: “ My job has the aim to start from the healthy part of the person and developing residual capacity. We search for a meaningful relationship between color and emotions. Limits are transformed into expressive skills, communication, art… Roberto Alborghetti works have the emotional power to establish a right condition to create and to act. Yes, my special students like so much Roberto’s colors, scratches and cracks. But don’t ask me why…”.
ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI 
Condivido e apprezzo moltissimo questo progetto sia come persona ed artista, sia come psicopedagogista, purtroppo in pensione. Un saluto. Marisa
Grazie Marisa per il commento! Ma lasciami dire che la saggezza e l’umanità, unite alla professionalità, non vanno mai in pensione!
Grazie e un caro saluto. Marisa
Would love to read more on this, if some one cared to write more. Alborghetti’s mind-eye addresses sophisticated concepts. Yet, these children are capable of working with them.
Thank you so much Elizabeth! Here are some links about previous posts about this experience:
https://robertoalborghetti.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/autism-and-art-an-exhibition-about-the-experience-inspired-by-laceractions-works-seein-what-human-beings-frequently-dont-see/
https://robertoalborghetti.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/the-healing-power-of-colors-disabled-students-work-on-roberto-alborghettis-images/
https://robertoalborghetti.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/autistic-kids-re-create-roberto-alborghettis-works-following-the-message-of-american-temple-grandin-a-show-opens-in-italy-on-june-3/
This is such a moving post it’s taken some time to leave a mindful comment. It is so well crafted the mystery of autism doesn’t seem a mystery… the piano music seem to move the mind into sync with the motion.
Such color, such sensitivity… and now, i have to cry a bit, more. Life is beautiful; thanks to you for knowing how to reveal that beautfy, my friend.
Meredith
Thank you so much Meredith for your touching comment that I’ll be forwarding to teacher Patrizia and her special children. I was in doubt to post the clip… But the moving comments and reactions I’ve received are telling me that I did a right choice. We need to see these pictures. Because we need to know. I think this clip may be a great therapy for us, and a way for children to express themselves if not with words. Thanks again!