Water is an inexhaustible well. Who says that? And how does he support it? Instead it can end. To be consumed without flowing back. It can be undrinkable, polluted, the origin of tragedies, floods and so on. An infinite series of causes that can deprive men and nature of a very precious good. The main. What has marked human history, but continues to afflict millions of people in various parts of the world. An overview, global, mysterious and seductive with reflections on the environment and ecosystem that inspired the collage by Elettra Nicotra, Sicilian artist, but also singer, composer. The exhibition belongs to her" Visionaire à porter: water as a work of art” inside the Torre del Fiscale of the Parco degli Acquedotti in Rome, which can be visited for the second weekend in a row from 27 to 29 September.
Mother Earth has 1,4 billion km3 of water, with 97% in the oceans. Like air, you can't do without it and since ancient times it has been depicted in a thousand ways. The water on display in Rome is represented as a source of life and a good to be preserved. An idea of Barbara Molinario , friend of the painter, President of the No Profit Association "Road to green 2020" which organized the event within the Cultura Municipio VII - Aquae Septimae event. The context is that of the Primavera di Rinascita di Roma Capitale, in collaboration with the Capitoline Superintendency for Cultural Heritage, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and the Appia Antica Regional Park. An artistic appointment in the days of the mobilization of young Italians today 27 September, for the protection of the planet with the battle for the protection of water in all its forms.
The "Road to green 2020" has been committed to promoting sustainability and low environmental impact behavior for years. The theme of water is part of the organization's background, so the works on display – before anything else – tell us that good should not be wasted. In everyday life. As far as telling and being on the side of those who defend nature is concerned, one can only agree. Everyone should take care, if not concern, to keep rivers, seas and oceans clean.Everyone shows sensitivity towards peoples and places in the world without drinking water, but the data from the United Nations together with those on drought and desertification are alarming. There is a painting – says the presentation of the exhibition – “Plastic in the waters”, where a woman with hair in the wind is represented as she emerges from the water. The lower part of the canvas describes how the excessive accumulation of plastic in the world's waters is a potential source of death. A skull out of piles of bottles and cans makes the artist's inspiration even more truthful. How many reportages and photos have we seen of similar emotional depth?
I am very satisfied with how Elettra has managed to graphically render these concepts which are of vital importance for our Association, says Barbara Molinario. Water is a very important resource, without which there can be no life. You recall that the Romans built the beautiful aqueduct that forms the backdrop to the exhibition, its setting. In a city, we add, which must find a way to regain its cultural identity. Repeated initiatives on qualifying topics such as these. The organizers are right that the power of art makes the message (this time on the "good water") immediate, overbearing and effective. Elettra Nicotra, daughter of art, by painting expresses "a vision of the world that has the surreal and the concrete at the same time, able to show the world for what it is, and also in its many possible alternative versions". The young people who are parading through Italian cities today against climate change and who will be able to visit the Roman exhibition until Sunday 29 September are more than hope. They have energy and above all they have understood which way to go.
