Mar. 20 - Marco Paoli flies to the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco with 16 large photographic prints in black and white taken from his book "Silenzio" and his upcoming publication "Ethiopia". The exhibition will be inaugurated on April 2 (6.30pm) and will close a month later, on May 2. "The artist - reads the presentation statement of the Italian Cultural Institute - took these photographs during his travels around the world. For Marco Paoli, a journey is a spiritual adventure through which we look for something inside of us that seems to be forgotten. This work is an exploration of photography as individual memory." Paoli was born in 1959 in Tavernelle Val di Pesa, in Tuscany. After studying at the Bologna Dams, in the 1980s he worked with Alessandro Benvenuti and the Giancattivi group in theater and film productions. Later he joined the media group "GMM- Giovanotti Mondani Meccanici". He currently lives and works in Florence. (Red)

THE INSTITUTE IN SAN FRANCISCO

The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is located in a 1910 building in the heart of the design district, near the area known as Jackson Square, a few steps from the Financial District and North Beach, the Italian neighborhood. On the first floor, there are two exhibition areas that host events and exhibitions promoted by the Institute. On the second floor, there is the school that offers Italian language courses of various levels. On the third floor, there is a media room for concerts, screenings and lectures, as well as offices, a library and video library.