Cinque artisti per superare i confini con il linguaggio universale dell'arte

Ancora una volta è l'arte la prima disciplina pronta a superare definitivamente i confini culturali, sociali e politici di un territorio. Tanto più se ci stiamo riferendo alle nostre terre, l'Italia e la Slovenia, e alle rigide barriere mentali - di entrambe le parti - rimaste intatte all'ufficiale caduta del confine del dicembre 2007 (con l’entrata della Slovenia in area Schengen). Jasna Merkù, Stefan Turk, Simon Kastelic, Sergio Pancaldi, Sandro Ramani, assieme all'organizzatrice Monica Zaulovic, hanno voluto scommettere ancora una volta sul potere della creatività, come strumento fondamentale per superare le resistenze e promuovere il dialogo. Con questo sogno hanno dato vita a “Rispecchi- Arti”, una mostra a dieci mani per cinque personalità del nostro territorio artisticamente molto differenti, unite dalla necessità di cancellare le ultime tracce di confine con il linguaggio universale dell'arte e un'affascinante “pluralità” del colore. Una mostra collettiva per ribadire l'incredibile potenziale di un popolo che porta con sé diverse lingue e diverse culture: ricchezza inestimabile e preziosa occasione di crescita individuale. Il percorso visivo proposto dagli artisti invita i visitatori a perdere l’orientamento autocentrato, per aprirsi alla scoperta di infinite possibilità di rappresentazione. La sensazione sarà quella di rispecchiarsi nelle tele, nelle tavole di legno vivo, nella semplice carta dipinta, nella sconfinata contrada dei colori e cogliere il proprio riflesso per, finalmente, vedere. La mostra inaugura venerdì 8 luglio, alle 18.30, presso al Castello di San Servolo, Capodistria (SLO), sede dell'esposizione.

I love Slovenia! Day 7- Pirano!

We decided to go back to Pirano for some beaching.  It was a very hot day and walking around Trieste or any other place would not have been a wise option.  It felt much hotter in Pirano, since they don't have the trees like Barcola to shade you from the sun. We found the people from Quebec again, but I didn't talk to them this time.  "HEY QUEBEC!" (Eh Sandro!)  We spent a few hours there and then decided to do a little shopping.  That night we went to Monica's, where I finally got to meet my friend.  We have become fast friends and I adore her very much.  Monica is Sandro's manager and she books the art shows and does all the hard work, getting the artists and bringing them together.  She is also a very independent, strong woman, heading up the Endometriosis Foundation in Trieste as well as being a writer for La Voce di Trieste.  You can find her work here;
http://http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5777751714035606892&postID=5064486022235962782www.lavoceditrieste.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1518:torna-la-voglia-di-angeli&catid=77:societa&Itemid=86
Apart from that, she also has a full time job.   She is such a fantastic woman with a loving soul and has the best laugh I have ever heard in my life! I hope to see Monica again in this lifetime :)
Je te manque Monica! Mi manchi Monica! xx

Day 5- Pirano, Slovenia and Umag, Croatia

We drove about 30 minutes to Pirano, where Sandro's mother was born.  It is a beautiful little town on the sea.  You can't drive into the town unless you live there so you park above and walk down.  Once we got into Pirano, I heard some people from Quebec so I went and briefly spoke to them.  They were staying in Trieste as well.  Sandro was laughing at me, because I will go up to anyone and start talking.  I spotted a lovely ceramic bell and fish when we arrived and would get them as we left but the store hours are so funny- closed between 1-4.  However, I would pick them up on our next trip in.

Pirano has to be one of my favorite places.  It was another world, so charming and colourful!

We stopped for lunch in Portorose, and ate at Cacao. A sandwich and the coldest Coke I have ever had- in a glass bottle. 

I found it to have a very coastal California feel- colourful hotels along the main strip.

We decided to drive to Croatia after walking around Portorose, and thought we would find a beach there.  We ended up in Umag but because they aren't part of the European Union, we would have to change over some money for anything we wanted; parking, souvernirs etc... We tried to find a beach with free parking but never did find one.  We got lost along the way but it was great fun and we enjoyed looking at the scenery.

One thing that Sandro pointed out was that the soil there is red.  It gave such a nice contrast to any photo, and especially under grapes- the green and the red was spectacular!

We stopped in Muggia on the way back in Italy and wanted to swim but there were so many jellyfish- turned out they weren't the stinging kind but slimy to say the least.  We just wet our feet and layed in the sun.
That night we were back at the Celtic Festival for some crepes and music.  We saw the Shenanigans, a band out of Austia.  The singers respectively are both Irish and British- We had a lot of laughs that night, the drummer always had a funny grin and the guitarist with the shortest jean shorts! What's up with that!?  The atmosphere was fantastic! The stars were even brighter that night.

Day 4- Slovenia (again)

Socerb Castle

We drove back to Slovenia as Sandro wanted to show me where his art exhibition will be on July 8th.  Unfortunately it was closed that day so we could not enter. 

That night we attended the Triskell Celtic Festival in Trieste and saw Wooden Legs perform.  They are a band out of Trieste, great rhythm and great music!

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/wooden-legs/116438243912 
The violinist was incredible- I was so impressed....makes me want to perhaps take up the violin again... :)

Day 3- Slovenia

We decided to drive to Slovenia- only about 30 minutes to Komen, where we went to an old castle and village. The village is set among the castle ruins, little winding streets that were so lovely to walk through. Beautiful hydrangeas everywhere and stone lanes.

http://www.komen.si/slo/ 

Once we were done there, we went to Branik, another little village with castle ruins, and again just as breathtaking.  We climbed to the top on a spiral staircase with high steps- the view was definitely worth it!

Just look at this view!!!
You could see for miles!

Peek-a-Bo

We descended a narrow stone staircase and I decided to jump from the 4th last step, unfortunately I landed on my knees- tried to grab Sandro (in a not so great spot for a guy)- it could have been  bad situation- a broken kneecap and pain for him but it all turned out ok- a little scratch and something to laugh about.
We drove to an Osmiza- these are homes that open up to the public twice a year for lunch.You sit outside
and have a choice of a few dishes. We had some prosciutto, smoked bacon, roasted ham and salumi.  All great, however I was not fond of the smoked bacon, very different from North American bacon- almost raw and not crispy.  We took a short walk on the Carso, overlooking Barcola and Trieste.