The exhibition "Vesuvio in the
Box" has been inaugurated at the Virtual Archaeological Museum
(MAV) in Ercolano, 1,940 years after the volcanic eruption
buried ancient Roman Herculaneum, Pompeii, Stabiae and Oplontis.
The multimedia art show was created by Gennaro Regina, who is
represented by the Naples art gallery Voyage Pittoresque
Factory.
Curated by Luca Beatrice, the show tells the story of the
Vesuvius eruption through 22 artworks including a video
installation on a 60-metre LED wall.
Visitors to the exhibition are taken into the show's "box",
an architectural structure that is an integral part of the
artist's vision for the show, where they can admire Vesuvius in
all its forms.
Regina said the video installation, "Rebirth", tells through
his work how "destruction by people, facts, and culture is the
rebirth of a territory".
"A rebirth that is due not as much to what happens in
politics but to what people manage to do; and at this time we
can say that we are experiencing a moment of important rebirth
in our territory," Regina said.
Luigi Vicinanza, president of the CIVES Foundation, which
manages MAV, was present at the show's inauguration.
"Gennaro Regina is an extraordinary artist whose beautiful
works combine very well with our Virtual Archaeological Museum's
activities," Vicinanza said.
"He melds tradition with digital narration, the present and
future together, just like MAV manages to tell the extraordinary
history of Pompeii and Ercolano," he said.
Ercolano Mayor Ciro Buonajuto said Vesuvius is the "biggest
attractor for our city".
"It should not only be a great tourism opportunity but also
an opportunity to create social and cultural return through
tourism, and to do this we have to invest in culture," Buonajuto
said.
"Investing in culture means transmitting the beauty of our
history and our places to young people, and Gennaro Regina, with
his artworks, helps us to move in this direction," he said.
Vesuvio in a Box is free of charge, open Monday through
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and runs through September 30,
2019.
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