(June 16, 2017) The Italian Institute of Culture of Paris commemorates Palermo and its many facets with a double exhibition inaugurated in recent days: “Palermo arabo-normanna” by Francesco Ferla and “Capanne” by Angelo Cirrincione. Antithetical and fascinating city, where popular neighborhoods and modern buildings blend with the architectural jewels of the era of Norman domination in Sicily (1130-1194), Palermo irresistibly attracts the look of photographers. The first exhibition is dedicated to the nine monuments of the Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale (on the northern coast of Sicily), enrolled in the Unesco World Heritage in 2015, which will revive in the photographs of architect Francesco Ferla. Popular Palermo, however, will be the protagonist of the “Capanne” series by Palermo photographer, Angelo Cirrincione, created between 2008 and 2013 in Mondello, a village made of holiday homes 7 km from the city center. There every house is provided with a kind of beach extension, which does not prove to be a simple changing room but, indeed, a real hut, equipped as a mini-apartment. The double show will remain open to the public until June 30, according to opening hours of the Institute of Culture. (Red)
