The exhibition ‘The Faerie Tale of Venice and the Incense Trade Route’ along with the first show of the film by Italian artists Luca Moretti, Lucia Oliva and Luca Rajni, began at Bait al Zubair last week. The show was inaugurated by Sayyid Said bin Sultan al Busaidy, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth for Culture.
The show combines photography, literature and poetry, supported by the Italian Embassy, Oman's Ministry of Information and UNESCO International Action Art.
HH Sayyida Susan al Said, Pierluigi D’Elia, Italian Ambassador to Oman, were among the dignitaries who attended the house-full event.
The show included a fairy tale that connects two lands, Oman and Italy. It is the result of the fruitful collaboration between Omani and Italian professionals and amateurs in different fields.
Pierluigi D’Elia, Italian Ambassador to Oman, said, “The Faerie Tale of Venice and the Incense Trade Route is the result of an extraordinary work carried out by Oliva, Moretti and Rajna with passion, enthusiasm and a spirit of friendship towards Oman."
The three authors were awarded the gold medals and certificates of appreciation for the uniqueness and beauty of the project by Ioannis Maronitis, President of UNESCO International Action Art.
"Faerie of Venice and the Incense Trade Route is the first of a longer series. There are already other chapters under way for different countries; the one for Oman is and will be the forefather of all of them,” said Dr Luca Moretti, content creator and event manager.
The project consisted of a docu-film in Arabic language with English subtitles.
The narrative style that was chosen to present the story is the one of the classical fairy tales as in poetry as well as in prose, an expressive genre that has its roots in the most ancient times in all cultures. A string quartet from the Muscat Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was played for the audience.
A backstage photography by photographers Erfan Arafat and Said al Ryiami showing moments of the shooting set both in Oman as well as in Venice was held followed by a video presentation of the storytelling through photographic images and poems, recited by the famous Italian actress Mascia Musy. The art and photo exhibition will run until February 10.
Workshops for both adults and students about secrets and experiences behind the creative process of the movie such as texts, scenes, storyboard, and the like and related topics were held as part of the event.
Adding icing to the cake, a display of most significant scenography items used in the film and in the photo shooting and a few artworks were a treat to the audience that comprised both Omani and expat art aficionados.
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