Mese: novembre 2023

FORGOTTEN LETTERS ON THE WALLS / PHOTOS OF TORN POSTERS IN THE STREETS OF LUXEMBOURG (# 2)

© Roberto Alborghetti Even in the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg I found very interesting material for my project “Lacer/actions”. During the walks I obviously saw torn and decomposed advertising posters and other urban signs that I like to capture and document. Deteriorated posters are mainly placed on barriers erected to protect… Read More FORGOTTEN LETTERS ON THE WALLS / PHOTOS OF TORN POSTERS IN THE STREETS OF LUXEMBOURG (# 2)

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CITIES / LUXEMBOURG, THE RICHEST STATE IN THE WORLD WHERE PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS FREE (PART #1)

© Roberto Alborghetti  Here we are in Luxembourg, one of the smallest states in the world, as well as the only Grand Duchy still existing on the planet. The nation has another record: it stands at the top in the world GDP ranking and is therefore considered the richest on the face of the earth.… Read More CITIES / LUXEMBOURG, THE RICHEST STATE IN THE WORLD WHERE PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS FREE (PART #1)

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ART ON THINGS / DECOMPOSED YELLOW PAINT ON ROAD MARKINGS (IMAGE #6)

© Roberto Alborghetti – PHOTOGRAPH OF DECOMPOSED YELLOW PAINT ON ROAD MARKINGS – FOTOGRAFIA DI VERNICE GIALLA DECOMPOSTA SULLE STRISCE SEGNALETICHE STRADALI There is a free and spontaneous form of art that flows before our eyes every day, perhaps without us realizing it.It is the one that appears on the things that surround us and… Read More ART ON THINGS / DECOMPOSED YELLOW PAINT ON ROAD MARKINGS (IMAGE #6)

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LIKE A WOUND ON PAPER / PHOTOS OF TORN POSTERS IN THE STREETS OF LUXEMBOURG (# 1)

© Roberto Alborghetti Where you go, surprises you find. Even in the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg I found very interesting material for my project “Lacer/actions”. During the walks I obviously saw torn and decomposed advertising posters and other urban signs that I like to capture and document. Deteriorated posters are mainly… Read More LIKE A WOUND ON PAPER / PHOTOS OF TORN POSTERS IN THE STREETS OF LUXEMBOURG (# 1)

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LAKESIDE ARTS (NOTTINGHAM): RETRACING THE STEPS OF D.H. LAWRENCE IN SARDINIA

Guest writer: Art, Culture and Tourism The ACT event “Insights into D.H. Lawrence’s Sardinia” book launch took place at the Angear Centre, Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham. It was a culturally celebrated evening organised by Marysia Zipser, Founder of Art Culture Tourism, writer and ACT Ambassador for Nottinghamshire. Marysia introduced herself, her Nottingham/Polish parents… Read More LAKESIDE ARTS (NOTTINGHAM): RETRACING THE STEPS OF D.H. LAWRENCE IN SARDINIA

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ART ON THINGS / SCRATCHES AND CRACKS ON A STREET LIGHTING POLE (IMAGE #5)

© Roberto Alborghetti – PHOTOGRAPH OF A STREET LIGHTING POLE – FOTOGRAFIA DI UN PALO DELL’ILLUMINAZIONE STRADALE There is a free and spontaneous form of art that flows before our eyes every day, perhaps without us realizing it.It is the one that appears on the things that surround us and that perhaps we use every… Read More ART ON THINGS / SCRATCHES AND CRACKS ON A STREET LIGHTING POLE (IMAGE #5)

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LONDON: THE SMALLEST ART GALLERY IS IN A RED PHONE BOX RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM

© Roberto Alborghetti I had written, in a previous post, a few months ago, about the popular reaction in London against the attempt to eliminate the characteristic and iconic red telephone booths from public streets. The project was fortunately stopped. The telephone booths have been saved for now. And so there are also those who… Read More LONDON: THE SMALLEST ART GALLERY IS IN A RED PHONE BOX RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM

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RECOGNIZING A FACE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE IT A NAME… HEARING A NAME AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE IT A FACE

© Roberto Alborghetti We often recognize a face, but we no longer know how to give it a name. And how many times do we hear a name ring out and no longer know how to give it a face! Photographic image of a torn and decomposed poster on a billboard in Rome. * Spesso… Read More RECOGNIZING A FACE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE IT A NAME… HEARING A NAME AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE IT A FACE

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PLACES / PESCARENICO (LECCO, LAKE COMO): THE FISHING VILLAGE TOLD BY MANZONI IN HIS MASTERPIECE “I PROMESSI SPOSI” (THE BETROTHED)

© Roberto Alborghetti  Pescarenico is a small village in the city of Lecco, on the East side of wonderful Lake Como. It is magnificently described by Alessandro Manzoni at the beginning of Chapter IV of his masterpiece, “I Promessi Sposi / The Betrothed”: “Pescarenico is a small area, on the left bank of the Adda,… Read More PLACES / PESCARENICO (LECCO, LAKE COMO): THE FISHING VILLAGE TOLD BY MANZONI IN HIS MASTERPIECE “I PROMESSI SPOSI” (THE BETROTHED)

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