Con i miei occhi. Through the Dovecote

THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN ITALIAN

Moderator:

Mons. Davide Milani (President, Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo)

Speakers:

Pietrangelo Buttafuoco (President, La Biennale di Venezia)

Card. José Tolentino de Mendonça (Prefect, Dicastero per la Cultura e l’Educazione)

Marco Perego (Director)

Screening: Dovecote by Marco Perego (16’)

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT

The Holy See participates in the Biennale Arte with the pavilion entitled “Con i miei occhi” at the Venice’s Women's Prison on the Giudecca. Here words and images merge, stimulating and developing reflections on the relationship between art and society. With the same approach, the Italian Catholic Bishops Conference participates in the Biennale Cinema through the cultural proposal of the Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo. Thus, between art and cinema, starting from the screening of Marco Perego's video installation “Dovecote”, we propose a talk about “seeing as synonymous with touching, with the gaze, embracing with the eye, bringing sight and perception into a dialogue with each other".

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTITUTIONS HOSTING THE EVENT

The Dicastero per la Cultura e l’Educazione works for the development of human values within the horizon of Christian anthropology, contributing to the full realization of the preaching of Jesus Christ. The Dicastery is made up of the Section for Culture, dedicated to the promotion of culture, pastoral animation and the promotion of cultural heritage, and the Section for Education, which develops the fundamental principles of education in reference to schools, institutes superiors of Catholic and ecclesiastical studies and research and is responsible for hierarchical appeals in such matters. The Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo, promoted by the Italian Catholic Bishops Conference, is committed to promoting cinematographic culture in Italy through the “Cinematografo” project – Monthly magazine, website, digital publishing – the organization of the “Tertio Millennio Film Fest” and “Lecco Film Fest”. The FEdS awards the Robert Bresson Prize and the Cinematografo Awards every year, to celebrate international and Italian cinema. The Foundation also develops training projects for young students.