Opening: Sunday, June 29, 2025, at 18:00 am,Museo Etnografico Marcello Maria de Giovanni
Corso Umberto 65, Roccacaramanico (PE)
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l’infestata draws inspiration from the tradition of mountain bivouac points typical of the highlands. The mountainous areas surrounding Roccacaramanico and Sant’Eufemia a Majella are steeped in history and marked by a past of brigandage. Even the stones seem to preserve its memory: known as the Tavole dei Briganti (Brigands' Tablets), they are slabs engraved with messages of revolt, recollections, or directions to hidden feasting spots and shelters. The artist gathers these suggestions to create a series of structures—benches, beds, and other elements that shape shared spaces—designed to welcome those who inhabit or pass through the village during summer. The surfaces of this new public furniture are inscribed with writings, notes, and phrases, becoming “speaking structures”: silent presences that “haunt” the area around the abandoned old cemetery and the dreams of those who rest there. Completing the project, in August the artist will present a short film screened in the village square, where the surrounding landscape itself becomes stage and narrative backdrop.
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Artworks:
01. Adele Dipasquale, Letto parlante 1, 2025, engraved wood, 190 x 80 x 140 cmCountry road near the old cemetery, Roccaramanico (PE)
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02. Adele Dipasquale, Letto parlante 2, 2025, engraved wood, 190 x 80 x 160 cmCountry road near the old cemetery, Roccaramanico (PE)
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03. Adele Dipasquale, Letto parlante 3, 2025, engraved wood, 190 x 80 x 180 cmCountry road near the old cemetery, Roccaramanico (PE)
Roccacaramanico - fraz. di Sant’Eufemia a Maiella (PE)
29.06.2025
Museo Etnografico Marcello Maria de Giovanni Corso Umberto 65
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I THINK OF ARTISTIC PRACTICE AS A MEDIUMISTIC ONE: THROUGH ONE'S OWN BODY, OR THROUGH THE BODY OF THE WORK, IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO CHANNEL SOMEONE ELSE’S VOICE? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO EMBODY AN OTHER’S VOICE? IN MY RECENT WORK, I EXPLORE THE POWER OF SILENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION USED AS PRACTICES OF RESISTANCE.ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Adele Dipasquale (Torino, 1994) is a visual artist based between Italy and The Hague, Netherlands, where they graduated from the MA Artistic Research at the Royal Academy of Arts KABK in 2020. Working across various mediums as moving images, analog film, voice experimentations and text, their practice explores the politics of language. Their work has been displayed internationally at art and film venues such as: Rotterdam International Film Festival (NL, 2024); Art Rotterdam (NL, 2024, 2025); Sonnenstube (CH, 2023); London Short Film Festival (UK, 2025); The Clemente (US, 2023); Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen (DE, 2023, 2022); Marres (NL, 2022). Their practice has been awarded fellowships and artist grants from institutions such as Mondriaan Fonds (NL), Cripta747 (IT), Stroom Den Haag (NL), Creatività Contemporanea Mic (IT). They have recently been artist in residence at Nuovo Forno del Pane MAMbo, Bologna (IT), Artistes en Residence, Clermont Ferrand (FR) and Casino Display, Luxembourg (LU). They are also part of the artist-run filmlab and collective Filmwerkplaats in Rotterdam, a group of artists that focus on the use of analogue film in contemporary art practices.
Roccacaramanico is a hamlet of Sant’Eufemia a Maiella, in the province of Pescara, in the heart of the Abruzzo mountains. Located over 1,100 meters above sea level, the village is known for its heavy winter snowfalls, with an annual average of about 3 meters and a historic record of 10 meters in 1929.
The name combines Rocca, from Latin “sasso” (rock)—which over time took on meanings like “fortress atop a mountain”—with Caramanico, referring to the nearby town with which the fortress maintained close ties since the 12th century. Historical documents from the 14th and 15th centuries refer to it as Castrum Rocchettae, later Castello della Rocchetta and Rocca di Caramanico.
In the 1970s, Roccacaramanico faced severe depopulation, reaching only four residents. Its fame is also linked to its last inhabitant, a symbol of resilience and memory. Since the 1990s, the village has experienced a slow revival through a steady influx of visitors and returning residents, particularly on weekends and during summer. Families have bought and restored ruined houses as second homes, helping bring new life to what was once known as a “ghost town.”
Andrea Croce graduated from the Università Iuav di Venezia in Fashion and Visual Arts in 2021. In the same year, he worked as an assistant to artist Julie Béna in the Czech Republic. In 2018, he founded Unpae, an artist residency project featuring public programs, workshops, and events, where he also holds the role of Art Director. Over the years, Unpae has gained significant recognition within academic and artistic circles. In 2024, he took on a teaching assistant role for the Art Direction course at Iuav in Venice and began teaching Contemporary Fashion as a freelance lecturer. For Una Boccata d’Arte in Abruzzo, he curated projects by Agnese Spolverini in Abbateggio (2021), Victor Fotso Nyie in Rocca San Giovanni (2022), Simone Carraro in Pietracamela (2023), and Agostino Quaranta in Gioia dei Marsi (2024).