EXHIBITION
EVENTS
WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2022
6.30 PM
MAST.AUDITORIUM
AUTHOR'S TALK
S.E CARD. MATTEO ZUPPI AND MASSIMO RECALCATI
A CONVERSATION WITH IVANO DIONIGI, AUTHOR OF
BENEDETTA PAROLA. LA RIVINCITA DEL TEMPO
(IL MULINO)
On the occasion of Le voci dei libri festival, in collaboration with Coop Alleanza 3.0
The word holds taut the unbroken thread of time that connects the memory of fathers and the destiny of children.
Creation and creator, the word preserves and reveals the absolute that we are.
Stupendous and tremendous, powerful and fragile, glorious and infamous, blessed and cursed, symbolic and diabolical, the word is pharmakon, "medicine" and "poison": it communicates and isolates, consoles and troubles, rescues and kills; it builds and destroys cities, stops and starts wars, absolves and condemns the innocent and the guilty. For the classics, it is the icon of the soul, the seat of thought, the distinctive sign of man; as per biblical wisdom, it inaugurates creation and establishes the Christian "scandal" of the incarnation. What about the word today? Reduced to chatter, traded like a common commodity, prey to ignorance and to hypocrisy, it asks us to lower the volume, take the road of rigor, and reunite with the thing itself. Augustine would say that "we blabber but we are mute". As builders of an everyday Babel and increasingly devoted to mutual misunderstanding, we feel the need for a linguistic ecology that reinvests the word with the power to reveal the truth. We are issued a dual task: to retrieve the words of the fathers from exile and to create words to denominate the novum of our time.
Ivano Dionigi is professor emeritus of Latin Language and Literature at the University of Bologna, of which he was rector from 2009 to 2015. He also serves as president of the Pontifical Academy of Latinity and of the Alma Laurea Interuniversity Consortium, as well as director of the Study Center “La permanencia del classico”. Among his books: Quando la vita ti viene a trovare. (When life comes to visit you.) "Lucrezio, Seneca e noi (Laterza, 2018), Osa sapere. Contro la paura e l’ignoranza (Solferino, 2019), Parole che allungano la vita. Pensieri per il nostro tempo (Raffaello Cortina, 2020), Segui il tuo demone. Quattro precetti più uno (Laterza, 2020).
Free admission upon reservation
To allow safe entry and stay, the MAST Foundation has developed specific measures to contain the Covid-19 virus.
VISIONES
The value of work in the cinematography of Spanish culture
The film program is organized in collaboration with Exit Media and Hispania Asociaciòn Cultural.
From 14 May to 26 June 2022, the Fondazione MAST presents a wide-ranging film program created in collaboration with Exit Media and Hispania Asociaciòn Cultural entitled: VISIONES. The value of work in the cinematography of Spanish culture.
The film program is an exploration of cinema and of the culture of work in Spanish-speaking countries: a series of 16 films including feature films, documentaries and experimental films that illustrate, through comedy and drama, the world of work.
In particular, not to be missed some films lend insight into the transition that took place in cinema during the Franco regime, such as Cuadecuc-Vampir by director Pere Portabella, whose two short films commissioned to commemorate the Catalan artist Joan Mirò are also on the calendar, and O Todos o ninguno by Helena Lumbreras, who was the collaborator of Pasolini and who introduced militant cinema to Spain. The film program will also screen the small masterpiece Los lunes al sol by Fernando León de Aranoa, for which the talented Javier Bardem received the Goya Award for Best Leading Actor, as well as winning the first prize as Best Film.
The playbill presents other important titles, almost all of which enjoyed limited distribution in Italy and are very rare to see on the big screen. Meetings are also scheduled with som film directors, who will speak in the Auditorium to present their works.
For Latin American cinema, Mexican director Lila Avilés, making her feature film debut with La camarista, draws a picture of a working woman in a luxury hotel in Mexico City who is subject to the whims and extravagant behavior of customers: a film dedicated to all the waitresses of the world. Argentinean Hernán Guerschuny in El Crítico tells the story of a stereotypical film critic with lightness, intelligence and a sense of irony. His film has received a warm welcome at various festivals in Latin America.
EDUCATION
FROM THE ARCHIVE
MAST stands for MANIFATTURA di ARTI, SPERIMENTAZIONE e TECNOLOGIA (ARTS, EXPERIENCE and TECHNOLOGY).
MANIFATTURA: the industrial identity of the district
ARTI: the highest forms of creative expression
SPERIMENTAZIONE:the practice at the heart of innovation
TECNOLOGIA: the application of techniques that can improve human life
The project was designed by STUDIO LABICS in ROME, which won an invited competition organized by G.D (COESIA group) in 2005, among the most renowned young Italian architecture firms. Two major pedestrian ramps, which extend from the core of the building to the main access, symbolize the close relationship between the Coesia industrial complex and the surrounding city, creating a metaphorical bridge between COESIA, the immediate city surroundings and the adjacent park. The building consists of two sections that stand next to each other, with large windows, glass features, and frames in steel. The original architectural design extends throughout the spaces occupied by the various services. A reflecting pool and landscaped garden complete the design, showing how the transformation of a former industrial space can revive an area on the outskirts, with company and community activities that make it a gathering place.
ANTEPRIMA, 2013
RA DI MARTINO
MAST.
An itinerary of images and sounds through the interior and exterior spaces of the MAST, this site specific video was realized by the artist Ra di Martino on the occasion of the opening.
director: Ra di Martino
performer viola da gamba: Rosa Helena Ippolito
cinematography: Alessandro Chiodo, Marco Martelli
sound: Enrico Ascoli
assistant director: Marcella Libonati
WHERE NEW INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND INDUSTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OFFER A CONTEXT FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ON INNOVATION AND THE WORLD OF WORK
The Gallery is a space where industry and the world of work are described along a journey punctuated by technological exhibits, videoart installations and photographic images.
The MAST Innovation Gallery is an area for experiential learning focused on technology and innovation. Starting from some of Coesia Group’s technical solutions, the hands-on, multimedia itinerary offers visitors the opportunity to experiment and develop new knowledge.
The MAST Photo Gallery is an exhibition space that hosts temporary shows of photography on industry and work. The exhibition programme presents thematic and monographic projects taken from the MAST Collection, which includes over 5000 works, or on loan from other archives, international institutions and private collections. Each exhibition is accompanied by a programme of talks, encounters with authors and other public figures of the world of photography, films and videos, workshops for children.
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WHERE ONGOING TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES OFFER COESIA EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUOUS GROWTH
At the Academy, the MAST Foundation proposes a variety of educational activities on the themes of technology and innovation, addressed to young people, local community - schools and companies – and to the collaborators of Coesia Group, in partnership with public institutions and other organisations.
The Academy occupies an entire wing of the MAST building comprising 8 classrooms of various dimensions, equipped with advanced technological systems.
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WHERE CONFERENCES, SCREENINGS AND ENCOUNTERS WITH PROMINENT FIGURES OF THE WORLD OF CULTURE CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVITY
The Auditorium seats 400 guests and hosts programmes of cultural events promoted by the Foundation or in collaboration with other institutions, conferences, meetings, Talks, lectures, screenings and concerts, generally related to the themes of the shows.
The acoustics was specifically designed so as to be adjustable according to the type of event. State of the art technological solutions are available for the most diverse occasions.
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WHERE A WARM ATMOSPHERE AND CULINARY EXPERIMENTATION CREATE A MEETING POINT FOR CULTURE, ART AND TECHNOLOGY
The Cafeteria is a convivial space available for guests of the Coesia Group, participants in Academy programs and visitors of the Gallery attending the various events.
This space, with a light and warm atmosphere, allows for social interaction. Three big bookcases dedicated to photography books are available for consultation.
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WHERE CHILDREN TAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS IN SOCIAL LEARNING AND BEGIN TO EXPRESS THEIR IMAGINATION
The MAST Nursery School is an educational centre offering an innovative, high quality cultural experience. Its pedagogical project is focused on experiential learning in relationship-driven environments.
The Nursery, which is open both to the children of COESIA employees and the local community, accepts children aged 3 to 36 months, divided into three classrooms. The School hosts two classrooms: 3/4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. 3/4-year-olds and 5-year-olds.
The MAST Nursery School works in partnership with Reggio Children, Cadiai Cooperative and Giannino Stoppani Cooperative.
INNOVATION AT THE NURSERY SCHOOL
The MAST Nursery School puts research and experimentation with innovative content and processes at the centre of its educational programme, by focusing on a multiplicity of cultural languages offered to the children:
The sense of beauty
The architecture and furnishings of the Nursery School, as well as the materials used in the children’s activities, are inspired by beauty as a cultural and relational element.
Books
Picture books are a crucial educational tool for fostering children’s imagination.
Play
Toys enrich children’s perceptive experiences. These objects can change their function and identity and convey new possibilities, ideas and emotions, turning into learning tools.
English Language
A bridge for creative ways of communicating, English language allows children to connect and play together by learning new words and sounds.
Ateliers
Ateliers are places where children explore, discover and experiment. The MAST Nursery School offers different ateliers such as: atelier of colour, of sound, of nature and vegetable garden.
WHERE THE PRINCIPLES OF MODERN NUTRITION BECOME AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTIVE AWARENESS
The Company Restaurant and the MAST.Wellness were designed as part of a unified project that integrates correct nutrition and physical activity. One of the driving values that inspire the project is the promotion of an idea of health connected to awareness, information and food culture in order to improve the quality of life.
The Company Restaurant for Coesia collaborators doesn’t simply offer meals, but it provides a place where the ingredients and their transformation into recipes respect the most recent dietary guidelines and are consistent with quality assurance indicators established by the Gruber Centre nutritionists who collaborate with MAST.
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WHERE INNOVATIVE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY MESHES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES
The Wellness Center is dedicated to Coesia Group employees and is supplied and managed by Technogym, world leader in fitness equipment. It offers a variety of services based on a model of integrated and holistic well-being.
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