Our story begins in the area denied to the crowds thronging the halls that house the collections of the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. This photographic narrative reveals unexpected\u00a0treasures concealed under the roofs of this Neapolitan institution.<\/p>\n
In Luigi Spina\u2019s work, a rusty iron door concealed under several coats of paint stands for the Pillars of Hercules. When it opens, we find ourselves peering into a long narrow hallway: our eyes need to become accustomed to the light. We are standing in what has always been inexplicably called Sing Sing: cells barred by grates preserving the memories of a material culture that hails from Pompei and Ercolano.<\/p>\n
Bronze, glass, ceramic, and terracotta artifacts fill these rooms, evoking the catastrophic eruption of 79 AD that brought everyday life in this area to a sudden end. The shelves are cluttered with candle sticks, decorations, handles, statues, pots, oil lamps\u2026 and even charred bread. It all bears living and highly significant testimony to the natural holocaust when the actions of the God Vulcan led to an unprecedented tragedy.<\/p>\n
Luigi Spina\u2019s photographs lead us in the discovery of the cells, their contents, the masterpieces hidden from the eyes of the public. A table covered with a white cloth holds a series of objects from the houses of men and women whose lives were cut short in ancient times.<\/p>\n
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Luigi Spina<\/strong>\u00a0is a photographer. His work depicts amphitheatres and the civic dimension of the sacred and explores the links between art and faith, the search for ancient cultural roots, and the physical impact of classical sculpture. His published works include L\u2019Ora incerta<\/em>\u00a0(2014), The Buchner Boxes<\/em>\u00a0(2014), Hemba<\/em>\u00a0(2017), and Mythical Diary<\/em>\u00a0(2017). Spina has collaborated with Valeria Sampaolo and 5 Continents Editions to create the series\u00a0Oggetti rari e preziosi al Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, whose titles to date are Memorie del Vaso blu\u00a0(2016),\u00a0Amazzonomachia<\/em>\u00a0(2017),\u00a0Centauri<\/em>\u00a0(2017),\u00a0Sette sapienti<\/em>\u00a0(2018), and\u00a0Zefiro e Clori<\/em>\u00a0(2018), as well as the Hidden Treasures\u00a0series, which now includes The Farnese Cup<\/em>. He has also published The Dancers at the Villa of the Papyri<\/em>\u00a0for 5 Continents Editions\u2019 Tailormade series.<\/p>\n Paolo Giulierini\u00a0<\/span><\/b>is an archaeologist specializing in the Etruscans. He is a former director of Museo dell\u2019Accademia Etrusca in Cortona and is at present director of the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.<\/span><\/p>\n Jo\u00e3o Vilela Geraldo<\/strong> was born in 1976 in Portugal \u2014 a country that had only recently left the gray, muted tones of dictatorship and was slowly, very slowly, on track to becoming a fully democratic regime. Geraldo was lucky enough to have parents who dreamed big and could travel.\u00a0That nomadic beginning was, and still is, one of his trademarks. After the exotic freedom of Brazil and Venezuela in the 1980s, and the \u201ccan do\u201d attitude of the USA, where he grew his mind as a teenager, he ended up studying in Italy, then the Netherlands, then the UK.\u00a0His first job, initially a surprise, led him to strengthen his traveling \u201cskills\u201d as he managed portfolios and executive customers for the world\u2019s biggest airline. He soon moved to private aviation, where he stayed until his adventures took him back to Brazil, then Argentina, then South Africa. He returned to Europe to deal with \u201cimpossible requests,\u201d and he created a unique project, Make it Happen, which took him to the Arctic Circle and Japan, where troubleshooting resulted in many sleepless nights.\u00a0He began handling logistics and production for some of the most prestigious photographers in the world. Moving quickly, he curated his first exhibition and launched publishing projects with illustrators, designers, architects and other creative types.\u00a0He is a founding member of some of Europe\u2019s leading design and photography festivals. He continues to travel the globe with the same curiosity and impatience that his parents found slightly difficult to manage.<\/p>\n Davide Vargas\u00a0<\/strong>is an \u201carchitect\/intellectual.\u201d His projects are situated in a landscape that \u201coffers the endless inspiration of pain and love.\u201d But everyone knows that obstacles are opportunities for planting the seeds of greater quality and innovation. The Student Housing in Aversa and the City Hall in San Prisco were displayed in the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2012; Casa F was awarded the INARCH Campania prize in 2015; Casa a Righe\u2019s skin is furrowed as if by the viti maritate\u00a0<\/em>(tree-bound vines) that traverse the countryside; and Opificio Nardi is a beacon in Caserta\u2019s industrial landscape. Published in 2014, Opere e Omissioni <\/em>(Works and Omissions), published by letteraVentidue, collects thirty years of his work. In 2009 he published Racconti di qui\u00a0<\/em>with Tullio Pironti, and in 2012, with the same publisher, Racconti di architettura<\/em>. L\u2019altra citt\u00e0\u00a0<\/em>completes the \u201cSpeaking Stories Trilogy.\u201d In 2010\u201311 he contributed to Domus<\/em>under the direction of Alessandro Mendini. Since 2017 he has authored a weekly column for La Repubblica Napoli\u00a0<\/em>called \u201cNarrazioni,\u201d in which he elaborates on the contents of l\u2019altra citt\u00e0<\/em>through words and sketches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our story begins in the area denied to the crowds thronging the halls that house the collections of the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. This photographic narrative reveals unexpected\u00a0treasures concealed under the roofs of this Neapolitan institution. 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