CITIES: COPENHAGEN / HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, FROM VICTIM OF BULLIES AND SURPRUSES TO LITERATURE GENIUS

What would our childhood have been like without Hans Christian Andersen’s stories (read or listened to)? It is a question that I ask myself here in Copenhagen, on the traces of the testimonies left by the great author of “The Little Match Girl” or “The Ugly Duckling”. I think it would have been a poorer… Read More CITIES: COPENHAGEN / HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, FROM VICTIM OF BULLIES AND SURPRUSES TO LITERATURE GENIUS

CITIES: COPENHAGEN / THE LITTLE MERMAID AND THE DANISH CONCEPT OF BEING “HIGGE”

Being in Copenhagen and not visiting the Little Mermaid rock is lese majesty to the capital of Denmark and to the history of the Danish people itself. The bronze sculpture created by Edvard Eriksen and inspired by the famous protagonist of the story of Hans Christian Andersen – a genius of world literature – is… Read More CITIES: COPENHAGEN / THE LITTLE MERMAID AND THE DANISH CONCEPT OF BEING “HIGGE”

CITIES & FUTURE / SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN WIESBADEN (GERMANY): SMART & GREEN WITH THE RIVER RHINE IN SIGHT

  The H2-Office-Tower is part of a redevelopment site located on Wiesbaden’s Rhine riverfront that serves as a model for sustainable, smart and future-oriented urban development. The project comprises the conversion of a former industrial wasteland to a campus-like site that considers all the requirements of modern office and work culture in a densely populated urban… Read More CITIES & FUTURE / SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN WIESBADEN (GERMANY): SMART & GREEN WITH THE RIVER RHINE IN SIGHT

BEESTON (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, UK): PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS THAT LOOK LIKE DISTANT GREEN GALAXIES (PART #2)

© Roberto Alborghetti  Here are other photographic “surprises” from Beeston, a city bordering Nottingham (UK), where The Ghost Bus project was born. After the series of slideshows on the blued large container of building materials waste, here is the photogallery on the macro images that I took around another small container, also on the large… Read More BEESTON (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, UK): PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS THAT LOOK LIKE DISTANT GREEN GALAXIES (PART #2)

PADERNELLO (BS): ALLA SCOPERTA DI UN ANTICO BORGO TRA STORIA, NATURA E SAPORI

Originally posted on OKAY!:
? Il borgo artigiano di Padernello, immerso nella natura della Bassa Bresciana, si svela con tutte le sue curiosità ai visitatori che partecipano alle visite guidate per gruppi tra lo splendido maniero quattrocentesco, le sue meraviglie storiche e artistiche, il Ponte San Vigilio, Cascina Bassa e i sapori tipici locali. È questa una…

10,000 VIEWS FOR “THERE IS A CRACK IN EVERYTHING” VIDEOCLIP

It surpassed 10,000 views on my YouTube channel. This is the video dedicated to macro photography that I took of the many “cracks” that surround us. Inside each “crack” there is an extraordinary world. And it’s not just a metaphor for life, as beautifully written in Leonard Cohen’s song. Cracks is part of my Lacer/actions… Read More 10,000 VIEWS FOR “THERE IS A CRACK IN EVERYTHING” VIDEOCLIP

SICILIAN DAYS / TAORMINA, A BALCONY OF HISTORY AND ART ON THE SEA

© Roberto Alborghetti Piazza IX Aprile is the “living room” of Taormina (Sicily, Italy) and it is the historical and tourist beating heart: monuments, outdoor bars, painters, rubbing and weddings. From the balcony, almost overlooking the sea, the view is impressive: Etna, Giardini Naxos bay, Ancient Theater. Really enviable a place like this! The square… Read More SICILIAN DAYS / TAORMINA, A BALCONY OF HISTORY AND ART ON THE SEA

“SUMMER”, WORK #21 / SUMMER GALLERY ’22: MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS IN FRAME

© Roberto Alborghetti  The Summer is ending and so this is the last macro photograph in frame of the series. For this Summer Gallery 2022 I have virtually placed a series of macro-photographs from my “Lacer/Actions” project within a graphic structure that recalls a frame. I think it is a way of enhancing the images… Read More “SUMMER”, WORK #21 / SUMMER GALLERY ’22: MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS IN FRAME

THE LAST ROSES FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH TO WHOM “THE ROSES OF THE YEAR 2022/23” IS DEDICATED

The last roses for Queen Elizabeth II. The floral tribute to the Sovereign – a bouquet placed on the coffin during the solemn funeral services taking place between London and Windsor – reminds us how much Elizabeth loved roses. This confirms the significant choice of ACT Group and OKAY! to dedicate the initiative “The Roses… Read More THE LAST ROSES FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH TO WHOM “THE ROSES OF THE YEAR 2022/23” IS DEDICATED

“EMPTY WORDS”, WORK #20 / SUMMER GALLERY ’22: MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS IN FRAME

© Roberto Alborghetti  Macro photographs in frame. For this Summer Gallery 2022 I have virtually placed a series of macro-photographs from my “Lacer/Actions” project within a graphic structure that recalls a frame. I think it is a way of enhancing the images taken in the very first phase of my research – over twenty years… Read More “EMPTY WORDS”, WORK #20 / SUMMER GALLERY ’22: MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS IN FRAME

LOUISVILLE (USA) CELEBRATES ARTISTIC CREATIONS MADE BY PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND

In the photos: “Picasso Palmer,” by Jowayne Palmer, a second grader from Miami, FL.; “Lighthouse on the Sea,” by Joy Duke, an independent artist from Yucaipa, CA. American Printing House for the Blind’s (APH) InSights Art, is celebrating the artistic creations created by students and adults who are blind or low vision with its first… Read More LOUISVILLE (USA) CELEBRATES ARTISTIC CREATIONS MADE BY PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND

PUNTUALISSIMO, ECCO “FUNDIARIO” DEDICATO A UN MONDO DI NUMERI

Puntualissimo, FunDiario è arrivato nelle scuole italiane che lo hanno adottato come diario scolastico per il 2022/23. Il primo giorno di scuola, migliaia di alunni lo hanno trovato sui banchi. Gli insegnanti ci hanno riferito che FunDiario è piaciuto tantissimo. Perché colorato, quadrato e ben organizzato. E quest’anno, il fascicolo speciale è dedicato a “Un… Read More PUNTUALISSIMO, ECCO “FUNDIARIO” DEDICATO A UN MONDO DI NUMERI