“I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.”
Projects & Events
Leonardo · Exhibitions · 2022 – 2024Locanda LeonardoEighteen exhibitions by artists, photographers and local groups, curated by Raouf Gharbia at the Locanda Leonardo and, with “Art in the bank”, in the Banca Generali offices in Lecco.Complesso di Santa Maria del Lavello, Calolziocorte2022 – 2024Complesso di Santa Maria del Lavello, Calolziocorte
Leonardo · Series · 2023Como Lake — Lake Como in the Codex AtlanticusSixteen sentences by Leonardo about Lake Como and its valleys, from the Codex Atlanticus.Locanda Leonardo, Calolziocorte2023Locanda Leonardo, Calolziocorte
Leonardo · Placemat · 2023The Health SonnetLeonardo’s sonnet on healthy living, printed on the placemats of the Locanda Leonardo.Locanda Leonardo, Calolziocorte2023Locanda Leonardo, Calolziocorte
Cultural events · Exhibition and course · 2021Write to Me AgainScripts and alphabets of many peoples, quotations by international authors and a calligraphy course open to everyone.2021
Cultural events · Exhibition · 2021Signatura“Wood signed by the lake”: branches washed ashore by Lake Como which, through art, speak of sustainability and the ecological transition.Galleria La Nassa, Lecco2021Galleria La Nassa, Lecco
Cultural events · Exhibition · 2020Wear a QuotationQuotations by Italian and international authors printed on T-shirts, to spread beauty and positivity. An initiative promoted by the La Vecchia Quercia cooperative.Libreria Mascari 5, Lecco2020Libreria Mascari 5, Lecco
Leonardo · Research · 2014 – 2020Leonardo, Heritage of Our LandResearch into the places around Lake Como, the Adda and the nearby valleys that Leonardo da Vinci knew, studied and drew, which grew into exhibitions, talks and workshops.Lario, Valtellina, Brianza, Russia2014 – 2020Lario, Valtellina, Brianza, Russia
Cultural events · Course · 2019Calligraphy CourseFive sessions of Gothic calligraphy on lower- and upper-case letters and the use of the reed pen, repeated several times at participants’ request.Libreria Parole nel Tempo, Lecco2019Libreria Parole nel Tempo, Lecco
School workshops · Calligraphy workshop · 2017 / 18Dialog’ArteArt as a dialogue between cultures: the connections between the world’s alphabets and the blending of different scripts.Liceo artistico statale «Callisto Piazza», Lodi2017 / 18Liceo artistico statale «Callisto Piazza», Lodi
School workshops · Workshop · 2017 / 18Identity among the MountainsA reflection on identity in mountain villages: how does the landscape we are born and live in shape us?Istituto Comprensivo di Chiavenna, Chiavenna (SO)2017 / 18Istituto Comprensivo di Chiavenna, Chiavenna (SO)
School workshops · Workshop · 2017 / 18LegalMenteA project on legality: using art to reflect on rights, justice, legality and freedom.Scuola media di Villa d’Adda, Villa d’Adda (BG)2017 / 18Scuola media di Villa d’Adda, Villa d’Adda (BG)
Cultural events · Women’s Day celebration · 2017 – 2018Weaving a Better FutureA Women’s Day celebration with Italian and foreign women: music, theatre, art, tastings and a fashion show, to bring migrant women into Lecco’s cultural life.La Casa sul Pozzo, Lecco2017 – 2018La Casa sul Pozzo, Lecco
Cultural events · Workshop · 2018Art in MotionDancing and moving freely to music, turning movement into graphic marks on large sheets hung on the wall.Centro Equilibrium, Lecco2018Centro Equilibrium, Lecco
Cultural events · Screening and music · 2017Inter-ethnic SocietyA screening of artworks with music on instruments from around the world (kora, didgeridoo, bouzouki, balalaika) about the beauty and complexity of cultures meeting.Sede provinciale ACLI, Lecco2017Sede provinciale ACLI, Lecco
School workshops · Workshop · 2016 / 17BordersArtworks for thinking about the idea of borders, discovering their link with identity, and going beyond them.Scuola media di Villa d’Adda, Villa d’Adda (BG)2016 / 17Scuola media di Villa d’Adda, Villa d’Adda (BG)
Cultural events · Reading, music and art · 2017Dorian Gray – a readingReadings from Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” with music, art and jewellery: a meeting between a local business and culture.Bar Dorian Gray, Lecco2017Bar Dorian Gray, Lecco
Cultural events · Performance · 2017Four ElementsA show on the four elements – water, earth, fire, air – paired with dance, song, theatre and fashion, focusing on the environment and on women’s role.Spazio Vedana, Lecco2017Spazio Vedana, Lecco
Cultural events · Course · 2016Origami WorkshopAn origami course for teachers from Lecco, Calolziocorte and Crema: the basics and the main figures, for use in class.Bar Dorian Gray, Lecco2016Bar Dorian Gray, Lecco
Cultural events · Evening event · 2016Art and FoodFood, music, art and performance to present the cultural association “Sponde”.Bar Dorian Gray, Lecco2016Bar Dorian Gray, Lecco
Cultural events · Exhibition and performance · 2016Bringing the Shores TogetherPaintings, art and performance about the Mediterranean, strengthening the bond between Europe and the countries south of the sea.Sede Acli, Stoccarda (Germania)2016Sede Acli, Stoccarda (Germania)
School workshops · Calligraphy course · 2015 / 16Budding ScribesA short Gothic calligraphy course for fifth-graders, using the reed pen and the tools of medieval scribes.Scuola elementare Carducci, Lecco2015 / 16Scuola elementare Carducci, Lecco
Cultural events · Exhibition and workshop · 2015Writing to Know Each OtherAn exhibition and workshop of Arabic, Latin and Hebrew calligraphy: composing letters and short phrases to build empathy.Associazione Mundi, Campi Salentina (LE)2015Associazione Mundi, Campi Salentina (LE)
School workshops · Workshop · 2014 / 15Living TogetherAn art workshop on living together across differences, encouraging knowledge, tolerance and integration.Istituto Comprensivo Statale G. Carducci, Olginate (LC)2014 / 15Istituto Comprensivo Statale G. Carducci, Olginate (LC)
School workshops · Workshop · 2014 / 15MaskA workshop on masks and identity: who teaches us to get along across our differences?Scuola media di Olginate, Olginate (LC)2014 / 15Scuola media di Olginate, Olginate (LC)
School workshops · Workshop · 2014 / 15Music“A multi-ethnic society is like an orchestra playing”: music as a metaphor for harmony between differences.Scuola media di Olginate, Olginate (LC)2014 / 15Scuola media di Olginate, Olginate (LC)
School workshops · Calligraphy workshop · 2013 / 14Calligraphy, Faith and ChemistryGothic calligraphy with reed pens and ink made by the students themselves, in a workshop shared with their chemistry and religion classes.Istituto Tecnico Industriale Badoni, Lecco2013 / 14Istituto Tecnico Industriale Badoni, Lecco
School workshops · Workshop · 2013 / 14“Bloc notes” muralsMurals designed and painted with the pupils on the walls around the sports grounds, with quotations from poets and writers about knowledge and culture.Scuola media di Olginate, Olginate (LC)2013 / 14Scuola media di Olginate, Olginate (LC)
Cultural events · Exhibition and talk · 2013Scripts of the WorldAn exhibition and talk on Arabic script, calligraphy and culture: introducing a little-known alphabet to build empathy.Associazione Spazio D, Lecco2013Associazione Spazio D, Lecco
Cultural events · Exhibition · 2012Beyond BordersAn exhibition with guided tours for school groups: identity, inter-ethnic society and dialogue between East and West.Sala Consiliare, Mandello del Lario (LC)2012Sala Consiliare, Mandello del Lario (LC)
School workshops · Workshop · 2011 / 12Exchanging IdentitiesGetting to know each other through art: each student invents a self-portrait made of the signs, sayings and music they identify with.Istituto Comprensivo di Brivio, Brivio (LC)2011 / 12Istituto Comprensivo di Brivio, Brivio (LC)
