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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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PLACES / 1,100 YEARS OF HISTORY FOR AMBIVERE (ITALY), A VILLAGE WITH AN ANCIENT HEART

Photo Gallery and video by Roberto Alborghetti. Ambivere, a municipality in the province of Bergamo (Lombardy, Italy) is mentioned for the first time in a document dated 923. Therefore, its history crosses the enviable milestone of 1000 years and 1 century. It is rare and sometimes even difficult to establish the origins of municipalities and… Read More PLACES / 1,100 YEARS OF HISTORY FOR AMBIVERE (ITALY), A VILLAGE WITH AN ANCIENT HEART

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PLACES / NATURE AND ITS COLORS ALONG THE ADDA RIVER BETWEEN LECCO AND MILAN (LOMBARDY, ITALY)

© Roberto Alborghetti Taking the cycle/pedestrian path on the bank of the Adda river, between the cities and provinces of Lecco and Milan, in Lombardy (Italy) is an ideal experience for those who want to “immerse themselves” in the nature and colors of the Lombard landscape. The natural scenery offers the opportunity to observe a… Read More PLACES / NATURE AND ITS COLORS ALONG THE ADDA RIVER BETWEEN LECCO AND MILAN (LOMBARDY, ITALY)

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PLACES / ALBEROBELLO (PUGLIA, ITALY): WELCOME TO THE CITY WHERE THE FAIRY TALE HAS BECOME REALITY

Visiting Alberobello (Bari), in the evening and at night, has a very special charm. The city of trulli, known throughout the world, takes on even more the features of a fairytale dimension, which it projects into an imaginary world of houses and enchanted streets.It is not for nothing that an event is held every year:… Read More PLACES / ALBEROBELLO (PUGLIA, ITALY): WELCOME TO THE CITY WHERE THE FAIRY TALE HAS BECOME REALITY

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PLACES/ LANDSCAPES SURROUNDING ROME: FROM TIVOLI TO PALOMBARA SABINA

© Roberto Alborghetti There are many surprises and wonders in the lands surrounding Rome. Like Tivoli, a city that holds two Unesco sites in its territory. In ancient Tibur, the first marvel to be declared a World Heritage Site was the archaeological area of Villa Adriana (1998), followed in 2001 by Villa D’Este. Villa Adriana… Read More PLACES/ LANDSCAPES SURROUNDING ROME: FROM TIVOLI TO PALOMBARA SABINA

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THE WALLS OF THE ANCIENT NORMAN CASTLE “TELL” THE STORY OF CONVERSANO (PUGLIA, TALY)

Photos: Roberto Alborghetti And the ancient Aragonese castle built by the Normans came to life with colors and history. In Conversano (BA, Puglia), the imposing walls of the manor that belonged to the Acquaviva counts were the perfect and evocative screen for an audiovisual show (videomapping) staged on the occasion of the patronal festivals at… Read More THE WALLS OF THE ANCIENT NORMAN CASTLE “TELL” THE STORY OF CONVERSANO (PUGLIA, TALY)

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FUERTEVENTURA (SPAIN) / SEASCAPE STORIES FROM CRACKS OF AN “ART INSTALLATION” (BUT IT’S A WASTE CONTAINER…)

  © ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI – LACER/ACTIONS * I’ve already written some posts about Fuerteventura, a beautiful and wild part of the Canary Islands where I found fascinating beaches, dunes, hills, towns and a blue, limpid sea… but for me there was another Fuerteventura: one I happened on through my art research. I usually capture and… Read More FUERTEVENTURA (SPAIN) / SEASCAPE STORIES FROM CRACKS OF AN “ART INSTALLATION” (BUT IT’S A WASTE CONTAINER…)

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“SUNSET BURNISHED HILLS… FALLEN SOLDIERS WEEP”: HAIGA # 3 BY ~MEREDITH AND ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI

Sweet child, pale with flu limply resting against cool plaster. Grandma’s Purple Quilt. * Sunset burnished hills. Lavender Dusk settles in. fallen soldiers weep. *_* sigh. * Yin/yang poster world grabbing blurs of yesterday. Flowing thought bleeds ink. * © Artwork Copyright Roberto Alborghetti © Poem Copyright~Meredith This is the third composition created by fellow… Read More “SUNSET BURNISHED HILLS… FALLEN SOLDIERS WEEP”: HAIGA # 3 BY ~MEREDITH AND ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI

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IT’S A VERY INDUSTRIAL PICTURE… SNOW, CLOUDS AND PEOPLE ALL SEEM TO DRIFT IN THE SAME DIRECTION

“DREAMS & LACER/ACTIONS”: THERAPEUTIC HAIGA # 2 BY ~MEREDITH AND ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI Faded faces stroll      the walls of layered living.     Yesterday softens. * I saw granite snow      and touched the oneness.      Ancient stories freeze. * Umbrella walkers      dot the misty,morning streets.      Tissue clouds bring snow. * © Artwork Copyright… Read More IT’S A VERY INDUSTRIAL PICTURE… SNOW, CLOUDS AND PEOPLE ALL SEEM TO DRIFT IN THE SAME DIRECTION

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AN “ART INSTALLATION” THAT AMSTERDAM DOESN’T KNOW TO HAVE… SO, LET’S BRING BACK OUR EYES ON THE STREETS…

   This is the incredible big container where I took my images from (see my previous post:“4GOT10 TEARS” ON THE CONTAINER NEAR THE ROYAL PALACE ) It was located in Amsterdam centre – near the Royal Palace, in the very heart of the city – outside a building yard. Workers were putting in it every… Read More AN “ART INSTALLATION” THAT AMSTERDAM DOESN’T KNOW TO HAVE… SO, LET’S BRING BACK OUR EYES ON THE STREETS…

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“4GOT10 TEARS” ON THE CONTAINER NEAR THE ROYAL PALACE / THE AMSTERDAM’S LACER/ACTIONS FILES #3

  I catch my “Lacer/actions” – Images Of Torn (publi)City – in the most strange places of the world. But what I saw a few weeks ago, in Amsterdam city centre, is really unique. Location: near the Royal Palace, in the very heart of the city. Outside a building yard, there was a big iron… Read More “4GOT10 TEARS” ON THE CONTAINER NEAR THE ROYAL PALACE / THE AMSTERDAM’S LACER/ACTIONS FILES #3

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MY ART GALLERY? IT’S ALONG AMSTERDAM STREETS

I been recently in Holland. I travelled along the country, from Brabant region to Amsterdam. I love the dutch landscapes, they’re so relaxing… I saw obviously  torn posters and other urban signs that I like to catch and to document for my “Lacer/actions” art project. It happened in Eindhoven, Utrecht and Leiden. And also along Amsterdam… Read More MY ART GALLERY? IT’S ALONG AMSTERDAM STREETS

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“KEFALONIA, 1943”: MY ARTWORK TO REMEMBER AN UNPUNISHED MASSACRE AND THE STATE CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE

   Dr. Srini Pillay – Harvard psychiatrist, author, brain imaging researcher and columnist – says that art is a form of healing and it may help us to face tragedies and loss… I dedicated this artwork to Kefalonia massacre ( title: Kefalonia, 1943 – Victims & martyrs. The blood tracks # 1; canvas/mixed media, 87×57,… Read More “KEFALONIA, 1943”: MY ARTWORK TO REMEMBER AN UNPUNISHED MASSACRE AND THE STATE CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE

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