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 and their passions influencing her own, and how her working career began as a promoter & talent spotter.  ACT has always promoted the Arts with the Sciences, Nature & the Environment, People & Places, all embracing.  ACT’s 10th anniversary is in December. 

Taking active parts in the evening were Nick Ceramella (from Rome), VP of the D H Lawrence Society of Great Britain, and Daniele Marzeddu (from Northampton), award-winning photographer and filmmaker.  Both are authors/editors of the book which followed on from Daniele’s black/white feature film ‘Return to Sea and Sardinia’ retracing the steps of D H Lawrence a hundred years on since the publication of ‘Sea and Sardinia’ in 1922.  This film had its UK premiere at the ARC cinema Beeston in February 2022.

The filming took Daniele and his team over three months to complete in Sardinia during lockdown of 2020.  Nick has been a literary authority and essayist of D H Lawrence’s works for a long time. Daniele gained a Masters Degree of Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the “Ca’ Foscari” University of Venice. Over the last two decades he has managed cultural projects for private and public organisations across Portugal, Spain, Italy and the UK. Daniele then recited an extract from ‘Sea and Sardinia’ to the accompaniment of musician Sebastian Bucchieri (from Leicester).  Sebastian is a guitarist and composer who specialises in ambient music and jazz.

Between each session Lakeside Arts catering provided lovely food and drinks to the guests.  Also from Northampton, Adriana Staniscia of Hample hampers offered her Italian products.  The evening was rounded off by the showing of the re-edited ‘This is Beeston’ film produced by Eastwood filmmaker and drone photographer Philip Francomb with music by Steve Benford.  The film was executive produced by Marysia Zipser and Mervyn Brown of the Beeston Civic Society. The book by Cambridge Scholars Publishing can be purchased on Amazon and Google Books. You can ask the authors for a discount voucher for a physical book.

The event was kindly sponsored, funded and supported by:  The D.H. Lawrence Society, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, the Region of Sardinia, Fletchergate Industries, Nottingham City of Literature, Nottinghamshire County Council, D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Visit Nottinghamshire, Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham, DM Photography & Film, and Hample Italian hampers. 

https://www.artculturetourism.co.uk/

Photo credited to Nigel King  https://nigelking.photography/