:AFTER Festival diffuso di architettura in Sicilia is the first festival of architecture in Sicily that proposes a multidisciplinary analysis of the architectural structures that has characterised the last 100 years (1922-2022) on the island.
AFTER HISTORY means reviewing and rewriting a part of Sicilian history to which little attention has been paid, valorising its heritage and attempting to transform a romanticised vision that proliferates in the representation of an underdeveloped and backward South, at the same time stratified by cultures and dominations.
AFTERLIFE means starting again with a new form of historicisation in order to change the point of view and investigate the possibilities of the area by offering a second life to its architecture.
During the 8-day festival, we will take you to 10 different cities for explorations, performances, music and talks.
Curatorial Team:
Pietro Airoldi, Lisa Andreani, Jacopo Costanzo (WAR), Zeno Franchini (LOTS/Marginal), Francesca Gattello (LOTS/Marginal), Valeria Guerrisi (WAR) e Izabela Anna Moren (FSR).
The project is the winner of the public call ‘Festival Architettura – II edition’ promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.
SATURDAY 22 APRIL – NORTH PALERMO
10:00-13:00 – Tour of Palermo North with Isabella Fera and Fabrizio Pedone
Edificio Enel – Villa Sperlinga – Viale delle Magnolie – Villa Resuttana – Case Sorelle
13:00 – Z.E.N.2 Visit with Associazione Zen Insieme
Z.E.N.2 (Zona Espansione Nord)
19:00 – OPENING PROGRAMME. Keynote Lecture
Location TBA
20:30 – CONCERT curated by Ortigia Sound System
Location TBA
SUNDAY 23 APRIL – GIBELLINA + SALEMI
10:00-11:30 – POLICIES FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING IN THE BELÌCE VALLEY: FROM CIVIL STRUGGLES TO ARCHITECTURAL UTOPIA. VISIT with Alessandro La Grassa
Belìce/EpiCentro della Memoria Viva
11:30-13:30 – THE CITY WITHOUT INHABITANTS. TOUR of Gibellina Nuova with Michael Obrist and Nicolò Stabile
Teatro Consagra – Chiesa Madre – Casa del Farmacista – More (tbc)
14:00-16:00 – LUNCH
Location TBA, Gibellina
17:00-18:00 – RECONSTRUCTION AND MEMORY. TOUR of Salemi with Roberto Collovà
Chiesa Madre – Centro Storico – Teatro del Carmine
18:00-19:00 – HERE WE ARE. PERFORMANCE by Sabino Civilleri with Emilia Guarino and Federica Marullo. Lecture by Claudio Collovà
Teatro del Carmine
MONDAY 24 APRIL – CASTELLAMMARE DEL GOLFO + PALERMO CENTRE
9:30-13:00 – CONCRETE RESULTS. VISIT the works of Arno Brandlhuber with Erica Overmeer
Via Costamante –Terrassenhaus II – Sito in Costruzione
13:30 – ABOVE ALL: WHY PALERMO NEEDS A WATERFRONT. LUNCHTIME TALK
Terrazza del San Paolo Palace Hotel
15:30-19:00 – PALERMO, HISTORY AND MODERNITY. TOUR with Matteo Iannello
Palazzo Steri (terrazza) – Palazzo Amoroso – Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore
20:00 – TALK with Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo and Pippo Ciorra
Fondazione Sicilia, Palermo
TUESDAY 25 APRIL – HIMERA + CEFALU‘ + GIBILMANNA
10:00-12:30 – MINISSOLOGY. VISIT with Claudio Gulli and Matteo Iannello
Antiquarium di Himera
13:00 – LUNCH
Location TBA
15:30 – CULOTTA E LEONE A CEFALU’. TOUR with Tania Culotta
Complesso EGV Center – Municipio di Cefalù – Bastione di Capo Marchiafava
17:30 – SAMONA’ IN GIBILMANNA. VISIT with Armando Barraja
Villa «La Quercia»
18:30 – GRASSROOTS: OPERATION ETERNAL SICILY. TALK with Lisa Andreani
Villa «La Quercia»
WEDNESDAY 26 APRIL – GELA
11:30-13:30 – SOUND WALK with VacuaMoenia
Location TBA
13:30 – LUNCH
14:45 – VILLAGGIO ENI TOUR
Quartiere Macchitella
THURSDAY 27 APRIL – AUGUSTA + BORGO RIZZA
10:00-12:00 – POWER 2000 VISIT
Centrale Termoelettrica Tifeo
12:00-13:00 – SITE VISIT AUGUSTA TBA. VISIT with Giuseppe Schermi
14:00-15:30 – HOLIDAY VILLAGE. BOOK LAUNCH with Filippo De Dominicis + LUNCH with bathing moment on Punta Campolato
Brucoli
16:00-18:00 – DE/COLONISING BORGO RIZZA. VISIT + TALK with DAAS and Shourideh C. Molavi
Borgo Rizza
18:30-20:30 – COLLECTIVE DINNER with Marginal Studio
Borgo Rizza
FRIDAY 28 APRIL – CATANIA
10.30 – 13.30 – GIACOMO LEONE IN CATANIA: TOUR with Giovanni Leone
Facoltà di Fisica – Laboratori del Sud / Istituto Fisica Nucleare
14.00 – 16.00 – VISIT and SENEGALESE LUNCH curated by Cooperativa Sociale di Comunità Trame di Quartiere
Caffetteria Sociale, San Berillo
16.15 – 17.15 – GIANCARLO DE CARLO IN CATANIA: TOUR
Piazza Dante – Monastero dei Benedettini di San Nicolò
17.30 – TELLING THE ISLAND. ROUNDTABLE + BOOKSHOP. Focus on Sicilian publishing with Istituto Sicilia, Lettera22, Panteon and Suq moderated by viaraffineria
Piccolo Teatro, Complesso Fieristico Le Ciminiere
19.00 – CONTEMPORARY ATTEMPTS. TALK with Fala Atelier and Fondamenta moderated by Moncada Rangel
Anfiteatro, Complesso Fieristico le Ciminiere
SATURDAY 29 APRIL – CATANIA (LIBRINO)
10.00 – 12.30 – SPAZIALE PRESENTS: PERIFERIA PRE-BIENNALE. TOUR with Fosbury Architecture, Giovanni Leone and Sabina Zappalà
Librino, Catania
14.30 – LUNCH FOOD TRUCK + Opening Chiosco Bookshop
Piccolo Teatro, Complesso Fieristico Le Ciminiere
16.00 – COMPLESSO FIERISTICO « LE CIMINIERE TOUR » with Salvino Maltese
Complesso Fieristico Le Ciminiere
16.00 – :AFTER. VIDEOINSTALLATION (loop)
Cutiliscio, Complesso Fieristico Le Ciminiere
17.30 – SOUND PERFORMANCE curated by Ortigia Sound System
Anfiteatro, Complesso Fieristico Le Ciminiere
19.00 – THE PLURALISM OF THE FUTURE – 2023. MEGA ROUND TABLE/ ASSEMBLY. Moderated by di Orazio Carpenzano
Anfiteatro, Complesso Fieristico Le Ciminiere
20.00 – 02:00 – AFTER :AFTER curated by Ortigia Sound System
Anfiteatro, Complesso Fieristico Le Ciminiere