Istituto Italiano di Cultura Melbourne
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L'Istituto Italiano di Cultura
has great pleasure in inviting you to the opening of
A Traveller's Dream: Piranesi and Rome
A photographic exhibition by Graziano Panfili
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Images from "A Traveller's Dream: Piranesi and Rome" by Graziano Panfili/OnOff Picture
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Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Elm Tree House
233 Domain Rd, South Yarra
The exhibition will be officially opened by Italian Ambassador H.E. Mr Pier Francesco Zazo.
The evening will also feature a short concert of Baroque music by Dr Jacqueline Ogeil (harpsichord).
Free entry - "Aperitivo" - light refreshments
Bookings essential: bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
"A Traveller's Dream: Piranesi and Rome" is the dream of a modern-day traveller, eager to know today the places depicted in Giovanni Battista Piranesi's etchings from more than two hundred years ago.
Panfili's images provide a unique, dream-like interpretation of some of the most famous Roman locations and monuments immortalised by Piranesi, such as the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and the Roman Forum, as well as lesser-known places in and around the Eternal City.
The artist has also reflected on the question "What would Piranesi have etched today?", and his response is a selection of images from Rome's modern architectural landscape, including Zaha Hadid's MAXXI - the National Museum of XXI Century Arts, and Renzo Piano's Parco della Musica Auditorium.
Italian artist and architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) is considered one of Europe's most famous and respected printmakers.
"A Traveller's Dream: Piranesi and Rome" is in association with "Rome: Piranesi's vision", presented by the State Library of Victoria in partnership with the Library of the University of Melbourne, and of which the Istituto Italiano di Cultura is a sponsor.
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