Zagabria, dal 6 Giugno al 23 Luglio 2006
Absolute Poetry Illustrato e NOWAR!Project partecipano, assieme ai lavori di altri autori italiani, alla Prima Biennale Croata della Illustrazione che si svolge nella città di Zagabria, col patrocinio della commissione croata dell’UNESCO. L’esposizione andrà dal 6 Giugno al 23 Luglio 2006.
Dal testo di Karin Gavassa, curatrice della Biennale per la sezione italiana:
“The collective project Absolute Poetry/Illustrato results from the meeting among writing, visual and graphic design, and art in order to develop a complex narrative process. Its growth and development is shaped continuously by ongoing contributions and research. In this first phase it is being performed through a number of itinerant exhibitions. A two month contest at the website Design(Radar resulted in the collecting of many works specifically created for a poetry anthology. Like this initial internet site, the current exhibits will live a life in progress.
A further, and very vital, field for illustration is political commentary, presenting incisive and critical views of our society. In this context, the NOWAR! Project features the will to express a strong position against all conflicts. It’s a collaborative project involving artists and visual/graphic designers, aiming at the creation of visual narrations where the writing interlaces with illustration and mobile images. Starting from an outline text, organized in verbal and visual suggestions, each contributor is asked to collaborate with other participants working on the same text. Even though linked everytime to a main theme, the development of the story is meant to be free to try new paths and suggestions. ”