Friday 10 May 2024 – From yesterday, Thursday 9, until 13 May, Basilicata will participate in the Turin International Book Fair with the theme ‘Basilicata land of the imaginary’ .
The choice is inspired by the poster of the XXXVI edition of the ‘Imaginary Life’ exhibition, which is inspired by the title of an essay by the writer Natalia Ginzburg. A way to pay homage to the infinite possibilities that derive from imagination in all its forms and which through literature, art, culture and technology can also become real worlds and instill trust and hope.
The Regional Council of Basilicata, again this year, is present with its institutional stand, set up in Pavilion 3, stand P22-Q17, in the Lingotto Fiere.
Participation is managed by the Information, Communication and Events Coordination Structure of the Basilicata Regional Council, in collaboration with APT Basilicata.
Five days to reflect on the power of imagination, the value of culture and the importance of the meeting that creates community and projects the gaze towards multiple perspectives. Spaces that take shape from creativity and the representation of new worlds full of inspiration. Minds that are nourished by tracing an imaginary life that manages to move the creative life and project it, sometimes, into real life.
“Basilicata, a land of ancient traditions and profound inspiration – underlines the president of the regional council, Carmine Cicala – presents itself as a fertile place for imagination and creativity. With ‘Basilicata land of the imagination’ we want to highlight the link between our region and the world of fantasy, art and culture”.
A presence at the Book Fair which highlights the concrete commitment of the Regional Council in promoting culture and reading. “It is through literature, cinema, art and the written word – adds Cicala – that new perspectives can be built. Culture and reading play a fundamental role, especially for young people. We want to encourage them to believe in the transformative power of knowledge. Promoting training means investing in the future of our society, allowing new generations to develop critical thinking, creativity and empathy.”
Among the main innovations, the collaboration with APT Basilicata. The choice to share the exhibition space dedicated to Lucania confirms the desire to promote the territory and regional culture in a synergistic and coordinated way.
“The Basilicata APT – states the General Director, Antonio Nicoletti – together with the Regional Council, promotes at the Book Fair the strong relationship that exists between literature, Lucanian authors, art and landscape.
For this important occasion we will present some unpublished publications. First, i volumes by Rocco Scotellarooutcome of the work desired by the Basilicata Region as part of the celebrations for the centenary of the birth of the mayor-poet of Tricarico: ‘The Notebooks’, ‘The Fires of San Pancrazio’ and the ‘Conference Proceedings’.
We will also present the volume ‘Basilicata, curiosities of art crossing the Lucanian villages’by the Lucanian critic Gabriele Scarcia.
Finally, one graphic novels entirely dedicated to Basilicata, published by Alterlinus and Oblomov, in which Giuseppe Palumbo’s drawings describe the extraordinary life of the Lucanian Ludovico Nicola Di Jura, who lived between Chiaromonte and China. In short, a Basilicata to discover, told through the eyes of great Lucanian authors of yesterday and today”.
Seven publishing houses from Basilicata were hosted in the institutional stand with their own literary productions: Altrimedia Edizioni, Edigrafema, Edizioni Giannatelli, Edizioni Magister, Le Penseur Edizioni, Osanna Edizioni and Photo Travel Editions.
In the regional exhibition space it will be possible to find representative material of the cultural heritage of the area and the editorial offer proposed by the seven Lucanian publishing houses.
The program is rich Basilicata Hall in Pavilion 3. Important institutional meetings of the Council are planned, events curated by APT Basilicata and book presentations by publishing houses.
In the Sala Basilicata, in-depth moments promoted by the Basilicata student councils and by UPI Basilicata will also be hosted.
On the bill, Sunday 12 May from 3.00pm to 5.00pm, ‘Visions of Imaginary Worlds’.
A meeting on imagination from different perspectives, from literary ones to the new frontiers of artificial intelligence with the aim of stimulating the exploration of countless possible worlds and giving space to imagination.
Among those present, the president of the Basilicata Regional Council, Carmine Cicala and the general director of APT Antonio Nicoletti. Air Force Colonel Walter Villadei will take guests beyond the boundaries of imagination, directly into Space, through his testimony of the recent Ax-3 Voluntas space mission.
The event includes the presence of Antonio Catalano, creator of sensitive worlds and the journalist Ruben Razzante, expert in artificial intelligence. The meeting will be moderated by the journalist of Lucanian origins, Elisa Forte.
Also on Sunday, 12.00-13.30, the event ‘Lucanian geosophy: rites, archetypes and visions of the future’ is scheduled.
The event evokes the fascination of Lucania, through the mythical and poetic dimension of its rites and places out of the ordinary, and retraces the topos of Lucanian literature. Speakers will include the president of the Basilicata Regional Council, Carmine Cicala; the geosopher Franc Arleo; Donato Loscalzo, professor of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Perugia; Pierluigi Maulella Barrese, Coordinator of the Information, Communication and Events Coordination Structure of the Basilicata Regional Council; the General Director of the APT Antonio Nicoletti and Maria Grazia Trivigno, creator of the literary prize ‘The rose tree’.
On Sunday, 1.30pm-3.00pm, the classical music concert ‘Belcanto in the Book’ with the Ensemble of the Scarlatti Orchestra of Pistoia which will be directed by the Lucanian Maestro Pasquale Menchise.
The ‘Travels and Returns’ event is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, 2.00-3.00 pm, by the writer Gianluca Caporaso. A narrating moment with the presence of characters who cross the sea, end up at the bottom of the sea and then return after having experienced wonderful encounters full of amazement.
