TERRA MADRE SALONE DEL GUSTO – CASTELLO DI RIVOLI. Our Relationship with Earth through Contemporary Art. Amar Kanwar in conversation with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

TERRA MADRE – SALONE DEL GUSTO- CASTELLO DI RIVOLI

September 23

Our Relationship with Eart through Contemporary Art . Amar Kanwar in conversation with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

Teatro Carignano, 11:00 am

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Castello di Rivoli, Theater, 7:00 pm

Film screening of The Scene of Crime, 2011, followed by a food event created by chef Davide Scabin

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The project is a collaboration with Slow Food – Terra Madre 2016 and is realized with the contribution of the Supporting Friends of Castello di Rivoli.

 

At the historical downtown Teatro Carignano, on the occasion of Terra Madre festival organized by Slow Food, Delhi-based artist Amar Kanwar, internationally recognized as one of the most socially engaged artists, dialogs with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Director of the Castello di Rivoli and GAM Torino about the role of art in relation to major environmental issues.

The day continues at the theater in Castello di Rivoli with the screening of the film The Scene of Crime, 2011 (color, 42 mins.), a tribute to the rice farmers in the state of Odisha, India. The film, which is the main part of the impressive 2012 installation entitled The Sovereign Forest, is a visual mapping of the territory and shows the landscape before its imminent conversion to industrial area.

A gastronomic event created by David Scabin follows.