(Agen Food) – Turin, 30 April. – The Turin International Book Fair it is probably the event most rooted in the history of the city: the most identifying and historic event, the first major event which demonstrated, already at the end of the 1980s, the potential for cultural dissemination that Turin could have.
Perhaps this is why the affection of the people of Turin for what for them is simply “the Salone” does not change over time, and indeed is renewed edition after edition, with a success already announced every year. A duty therefore, in the spirit of dialogue with the city and its most participatory moments which has always characterized it Turin Central Market, also participate in this important event. There will be two meetings in the “Salone OFF” program (the schedule that brings books and meetings outside the Lingotto pavilions) which will be hosted during the days of the Fair in the spaces of Mercato Centrale Torino. Two important meetings, rich in culture, dialogue and meaning, which Mercato is particularly proud to announce.
The first date is Thursday 9 May, at 7pmfor a female talk entitled “free women, rebellious artists”: they will be protagonists Takoua Ben Mohamedwriter and illustrator, e Sara El Debuch, actress and activist. Two friends who have undertaken similar but different paths, intertwining their roots with life in the West: theirs is a story of struggle for emancipation, of personal and professional choices, of growth through activism and building their own identity as young women . Together we will discover their stories and, during the narration, Takoua will transform Sara’s words into images, creating an illustration live, which will be projected on a LED wall to enrich the experience.
The second appointment is Friday 10 May, at 6.30 pmwith “The Caravels of Abundance: food journeys from the Americas to Italy and back”essay written by the professor Attilio A. Aleotti, which retraces the path that American food, plant and animal products took in their diffusion towards the continents of the Old World, during the “discovery” of America. The talk, which will feature speakers alongside prof. Aleotti, the professor Andrea Pezzanadietician and professor at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, Dr Tiziana Ulianprofessor and biologist expert in diversity and conservation of plants and seeds and Federica Morelliprofessor specialized in colonial history of the Americas, is created with the help of the professor Lorenza Fontana of the Inter-University Department of Territorial Sciences, Projects and Policies.
For both meetings, entry is free, but with limited places. Book your place by writing to [email protected].
