Bodies in a workmanlike manner: the exhibition inaugurated at the Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria
Bodies in a workmanlike manner: the exhibition inaugurated at the Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria. The protagonists are the Paralympic athletes and the artists of the Roman School of Comics. Pancalli: “We want to spread, through art and sport, a different perception of disability”
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01 November 2023
01 nov 2023
REGGIO CALABRIA – The exhibition entitled Bodies in a Rule of Art, a project born thanks to the collaboration between the Italian Paralympic Committee (CIP) and the Roman School of Comics, was inaugurated in Reggio Calabria, at the National Archaeological Museum. An exhibition itinerary made up of 40 works created by the students of the Roman School of Comics which will remain open to the public until November 7th.
The inaugural ceremony – which was held in the room adjacent to the one where the Riace Bronzes are exhibited – was attended by authorities and representatives of the sporting world, including Juri Stara, general secretary of the CIP, Carmelo Malacrino, director of the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria, Riccardo Colosimo, curator of the exhibition and teacher of the Roman School of Comics, Antonino Scagliola, president of CIP Calabria, Maria Stefania Caracciolo, vice prefect of Reggio Calabria, Giuseppina Princi, vice president of the Calabria Region, Giovanni Latella, councilor for Sport of the Municipality of Reggio Calabria, Giuseppe Barbaro, vice-rector of the Mediterranean University with Delegation for Sport. Around 1300 students from schools in Reggio Calabria also attended the event.
On this occasion, five artists from the Roman School of Comics created an artistic performance aimed at representing female and Paralympic athletes in their athletic gestures and enhancing the uniqueness of their bodies. Unique like the Riace Bronzes, an example of classical beauty and a priceless asset of our country’s archaeological heritage.
Those portrayed were Anna Barbaro, silver in the triathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Giacomo Perini, gold at the 2022 and 2023 European Championships and silver at the 2022 World Championships in rowing, Vincenza Petrilli, silver in archery at the Paralympic Games of Tokyo 2020 and three-time world champion at the 2022 World Championships. And then Rosa Efomo De Marco, bronze at the Spanish Badminton Internationals of 2022 and 2023 and Bruno Aloe, multi-medallisted athlete in the disciplines of swimming and football of the Fisdir (Italian Sports Federation for paralympics of the intellectual-relational).
As for the artists, in addition to the curator of the exhibition Riccardo Colosimo, the founder and teacher of the Roman School of Comics Giancarlo Caracuzzo, Valeria Abatzoglu, Fernando Proietti and Valerio Forconi participated in the project.
“I am particularly pleased that the Italian Paralympic Committee and the Roman School of Comics have given continuity to a project born a year ago with the aim of spreading, through art and sport, a different perception of disability. I am convinced that it is thanks to events of this kind that we can promote the right to full inclusion for people with disabilities and at the same time promote an idea of beauty which, eschewing predefined standards, is able to enhance the uniqueness of each body. This also fuels the silent cultural revolution that is contributing to the growth of our country, from a social and civil point of view. Special thanks therefore go to the Roman School of Comics and the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria for having made all this possible”, says Luca Pancalli, president of CIP.
“Being us the models of this exhibition is certainly a wonderful experience but also important to make us and our Paralympic world known”, commented Raffaela Battaglia, godmother of the event and recent winner of the European title with the Italian national sitting volleyball team.
“I’ve noticed that the way you approach yourself is a reflection that others will have towards you. So, after the amputation I immediately got back on my feet, I took my life back in hand and this helped me to have completely natural support from others”, observed Giacomo Perini
2023-11-01 06:36:52
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