On Decay and Rebirth
03 February—24 March 2024
A collaboration between Almanac, Castello di Rivoli, Orti Generali
Starting with the investigation of residual places and the transformation of matter, the project investigates how processes of decay can represent opportunities for change, metamorphosis and nurture, in which new forms of coexistence, alliance and stratification help to reimagine the existing and possible futures.
In the multiplicity of matter, bodies permeate, aggregate, and participate in a collective dimension capable of subverting the individual condition of existence and transcending the human-non-human binomial. At every moment, the form changes in a process of cyclical and perpetual reconfiguration to acquire a vital and mutable character, capable of liberating and redefining the bodies.
In an approach that places transdisciplinarity, ecology, and intersectionality at its center, the three partners will develop a program that, from February 3rd to March 24th, culminates in the week of the spring equinox, a symbol of harmony and a condition for transformative benefit.
Vibrant Natures consists of workshops, performances, talks, readings, walks, and installations to bring together nature and history, environmental studies and artistic languages, mysticism and poetry, inviting international artists and intellectuals to Turin and engaging them in a dialogue with its territory. Among the participants: Soukaina Abrour, Lucilla Barchetta, Paolo Bosca, Benni Bosetto, Antonia Brown, Filippo De Pieri, Ethereal Society of Poetry, Simone Frangi, Matthew Gandy, Allison Grimaldi Donahue, Debora Incorvaia, Huw Lemmey, Michele Lonati, Tabita Rezaire, Viviana Sorrentino, Noura Tafeche.
The program will unfold across the different venues of the partners involved: Almanac Inn, the exhibition and research space dedicated to showcasing and supporting the practices of young emerging artists; Castello di Rivoli, the first Italian museum dedicated to contemporary art; and Orti Generali, the urban agricultural spaces established in a residual area on the banks of the Sangone stream in Mirafiori Sud, strongly characterized by the social and environmental impact of the FIAT industrial plants that, in the sixties, led to a tenfold increase in the neighborhood's population.
Vibrant Natures is a project made possible by the support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT, and Regione Piemonte.
Upcoming Program
Saturday 3 February, h. 17
Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea
Natura Urbana: Ecological Constellation in Urban Space (MIT Press, 2022), lecture by Matthew Gandy introduced by Filippo De Pieri
In partnership with the Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino
Sunday 11 February, h. 18:30
Almanac Inn
Poetry reading group by Ethereal Society of Poetry
Saturday 24 February, h. 18
Almanac Inn
الماء والشطابة حتى لقاع البحر Acqua e scopa fino in fondo al mare
Opening of the exhibition by Soukaina Abrour (until 24 March)
In partnership with Centrale Fies
Sunday 25 February, h. 18:30
Almanac Inn
Poetry reading group by Ethereal Society of Poetry and Allison Grimaldi Donahue
Saturday 2 March, h. 15
Almanac Inn
Micro regali di strada, workshop by Noura Tafeche in response to Soukaina Abrour's exhibition
Saturday 9 March, h. 18:30
Almanac Inn
Conversation between Simone Frangi and Soukaina Abrour
Sunday 10 March, h. 15
POSTPONED TO MARCH 17
Orti Generali
Walk with Michele Lonati
Sunday 17 March, h. 11-15
Orti Generali
at h. 11
Walk and foraging of edible and medicinal wild plants with Viviana Sorrentino
at h. 15
Walk with Michele Lonati, reflecting on forms of coexistence, stratification, and alliance among species
Thursday 21 March, h. 18:30
Almanac Inn
Writing workshop by Huw Lemmey
Saturday 23 March, h. 16
Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea
Jardin Bois de Rose, 2022, and Terre Rouge, 2022, screening of Tabita Rezaire’s videos
TANGO!, 2024, performance by Benni Bosetto
Lingua Ignota (Timeo, 2023) reading by Huw Lemmey
Mercury + Red + the Matrilineal, performative reading by Antonia Brown
Sunday 24 March, from h. 10
Orti Generali
h. 10:30
Walk with Lucilla Barchetta
h. 12
Banchetto della Rinascita curated by Debora Incorvaia and Paolo Bosca with the participation of the Orti Generali community
h. 15
Poetry reading curated by Ethereal Society of Poetry
Vibrant Natures is realized by Almanac Inn, Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, and Orti Generali.
The project is realized with the support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT and Regione Piemonte.
