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STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #10

© Roberto Alborghetti – Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. Two years ago, along the coast of Taormina-Giardini Naxos (Sicily, Italy) I noticed two motorboats in bad conditions, as if they were waiting for a cure, a restoration. My eyes were immediately… Read More STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #10

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PLACES / TIVOLI: THE ANCIENT CITY FOUNDED 5 CENTURIES BEFORE ROME (AND IT HOSTS 2 UNESCO SITES)

Photos: © Roberto Alborghetti  There are many surprises and wonders in the lands surrounding Rome. Like Tivoli, a city that houses two UNESCO sites in its territory. In ancient Tibur (as it was called by the Latins), the first wonder to be declared a world heritage site was the archaeological area of ​​Villa Adriana (1998),… Read More PLACES / TIVOLI: THE ANCIENT CITY FOUNDED 5 CENTURIES BEFORE ROME (AND IT HOSTS 2 UNESCO SITES)

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THE GHOST BUS: IT ALL BEGAN LIKE THIS 10 YEARS AGO IN THE LEGENDARY LAND OF ROBIN HOOD…

Ten years ago, in October 2014, “The Ghost Bus” Project kicked off: a visual (and visionary) adventure in the Land of Robin Hood. At the invitation of Marysia Zipser (founder of ACT, Art Culture Tourism) and thanks to the courtesy of Simon Barton – belonging to the family that organized the public transport service in… Read More THE GHOST BUS: IT ALL BEGAN LIKE THIS 10 YEARS AGO IN THE LEGENDARY LAND OF ROBIN HOOD…

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INTERWEAVING OF CRACKS AND COLORS / PHOTOS OF A DETERIORATED ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #11

© Roberto Alborghetti -Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. What you see in this photo series are not collages built and created deliberately with my hands, joining and sticking waste paper piece by piece, but photos of real and random torn publicity… Read More INTERWEAVING OF CRACKS AND COLORS / PHOTOS OF A DETERIORATED ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #11

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A CORNER OF MODERN ART AT DIDACTA FAIR IN BARI (ITALY) WITH THE GIANT REPRODUCTION OF MY “BROKEN WORDS” COLLAGE

In Bari (Puglia, Italy) at the Nuova Fiera del Levante, Didacta Edizione Puglia took place in recent days, the great Italian fair for training and activities for the scholastic and educational world. There was truly great and unanimous appreciation for the setting up of the space reserved for Funtasy Editrice (Tirreno Pavilion, Stand n.31) which… Read More A CORNER OF MODERN ART AT DIDACTA FAIR IN BARI (ITALY) WITH THE GIANT REPRODUCTION OF MY “BROKEN WORDS” COLLAGE

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ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF CRACKS ON THE BUMPER OF A VAN (IMAGE #25)

© Roberto Alborghetti – PHOTO OF CRACKS ON THE BUMPER OF A VAN / FOTO DI CREPE SUL PARAURTI DI UN FURGONE – Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. There is a free and spontaneous form of art that flows before our… Read More ART ON THINGS / PHOTO OF CRACKS ON THE BUMPER OF A VAN (IMAGE #25)

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LOCARNO (SWITZERLAND) SURPRISES THE VISITORS WITH ART, HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND THE LAKESIDE (# 3)

Photos: Roberto Alborghetti Locarno is proudly Swiss, but has strong historical ties with Italy (it is, after all, an Italian-speaking territory). Proof of this is the historic center itself, where it is easy to orient yourself in the network of narrow alleys that mostly slope down towards the Piazza Grande, the real center of gravity… Read More LOCARNO (SWITZERLAND) SURPRISES THE VISITORS WITH ART, HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND THE LAKESIDE (# 3)

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STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #9

© Roberto Alborghetti – Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. Two years ago, along the coast of Taormina-Giardini Naxos (Sicily, Italy) I noticed two motorboats in bad conditions, as if they were waiting for a cure, a restoration. My eyes were immediately… Read More STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #9

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PLACES / LOCARNO (SWITZERLAND): BREATHTAKING VIEW OF THE LAKE FROM THE ROCKY SPUR OF MADONNA DEL SASSO (PART #2)

There is one thing to do if you are in Locarno (Canton Ticino, Switzerland): the climb to the rocky spur where the architectural complex of the Madonna del Sasso was built (15th century). It can be reached on foot, along a street structured according to the canons of the Sacri Monti of Lombard tradition (of… Read More PLACES / LOCARNO (SWITZERLAND): BREATHTAKING VIEW OF THE LAKE FROM THE ROCKY SPUR OF MADONNA DEL SASSO (PART #2)

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THE LIGHTS AND THE DARKNESS / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #10)

© Roberto Alborghetti -Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. What you see in this photo series are not collages built and created deliberately with my hands, joining and sticking waste paper piece by piece, but photos of real and random torn publicity… Read More THE LIGHTS AND THE DARKNESS / PHOTOS OF A BIG ADVERTISING BILLBOARD IN SANTO SPIRITO (BARI, PUGLIA) #10)

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“BROKEN WORDS”: THE COVER OF THE NEW “FUNDIARIO” IS A COLLAGE MADE OF WASTE PAPER OF ADVERTISING POSTERS

Here is “Broken Words”! It’s a collage I created for my Lacer/actions project using hundreds of pieces of waste paper of advertising posters. The image was chosen for the cover of the new FUNDIARIO, the Italian school diary published by Funtasy Editrice. FUNDIARIO is distributed in many Italian schools and this year the theme of… Read More “BROKEN WORDS”: THE COVER OF THE NEW “FUNDIARIO” IS A COLLAGE MADE OF WASTE PAPER OF ADVERTISING POSTERS

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