SUMMER VISIONS / CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY #5

Walking along the beaches of Giardini Naxos, near Taormina (Sicily, Italy) I noticed an old boat in bad conditions, waiting for a restoration. My eyes were immediately drawn to the colors on the sides and hull. After thousands of hours of navigation, the paint had corroded and decomposed. It was as if the water of… Read More SUMMER VISIONS / CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY #5

SUMMER VISIONS / CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY #4

Walking along the beaches of Giardini Naxos, near Taormina (Sicily, Italy) I noticed an old boat in bad conditions, waiting for a restoration. My eyes were immediately drawn to the colors on the sides and hull. After thousands of hours of navigation, the paint had corroded and decomposed. It was as if the water of… Read More SUMMER VISIONS / CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY #4

SUMMER VISIONS / CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY #3

Walking along the beaches of Giardini Naxos, near Taormina (Sicily, Italy) I noticed an old boat in bad conditions, waiting for a restoration. My eyes were immediately drawn to the colors on the sides and hull. After thousands of hours of navigation, the paint had corroded and decomposed. It was as if the water of… Read More SUMMER VISIONS / CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY #3

SUMMER VISIONS / CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY #2

Walking along the beaches of Giardini Naxos, near Taormina (Sicily, Italy) I noticed an old boat in bad conditions, waiting for a restoration. My eyes were immediately drawn to the colors on the sides and hull. After thousands of hours of navigation, the paint had corroded and decomposed. It was as if the water of… Read More SUMMER VISIONS / CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY #2

FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #7

The artwork in the photo is made by © Roberto Alborghetti How might the photographic images I took for my project “Lacer/azioni” appear inside a house or a studio? Technology can help us imagine an answer to the question. In this series of images, here are some solutions. I think it is curious to think… Read More FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #7

SUMMER VISIONS / CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY #1

Walking along the beaches of Giardini Naxos, near Taormina (Sicily, Italy) I noticed an old boat in bad conditions, waiting for a restoration. My eyes were immediately drawn to the colors on the sides and hull. After thousands of hours of navigation, the paint had corroded and decomposed. It was as if the water of… Read More SUMMER VISIONS / CRACKS AND CORRODED PAINT ON A BOAT IN GIARDINI NAXOS, SICILY #1

VISITING ROME IN JUBILEE 2025/THE IMPRESSIVE REGAL ROOM AND DUCAL ROOM IN THE VATICAN PALACES

Photos by © Roberto Alborghetti Sala Regia (Regal Room) and Sala Ducale (Ducal Room) are two beautiful rooms in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. They aren’t generally open to visitors: they usually host consistories, conferences, papal hearings or special events. I had the opportunity to visit them (I was in Rome to meet Pope… Read More VISITING ROME IN JUBILEE 2025/THE IMPRESSIVE REGAL ROOM AND DUCAL ROOM IN THE VATICAN PALACES

PLACES / A MASTERPIECE OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE: THE “TEMPIO CIVICO” IN LODI (LOMBARDY)

Just as one shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, the same is true for a monument’s exterior. Take the case of the Tempio Civico dell’Incoronata in Lodi, located along a narrow street leading from Piazza Vittoria, a few steps from the Romanesque cathedral. Access to the Tempio Civico—the people of Lodi don’t call it… Read More PLACES / A MASTERPIECE OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE: THE “TEMPIO CIVICO” IN LODI (LOMBARDY)