{"id":126124,"date":"2024-10-31T17:22:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/\/2024\/10\/abu-dhabi-here-we-are\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T17:24:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:24:17","slug":"abu-dhabi-here-we-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2024\/10\/abu-dhabi-here-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi, &#8220;Here We Are&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The contemporary art exhibition <em>\u201c<strong>Here We Are<\/strong>\u201d<\/em>\u2014featuring <strong>12 artists<\/strong>, professors, and alumni from the <strong>UAE, Italy, and international<\/strong> backgrounds at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises at Zayed University, a renowned institution in Abu Dhabi\u2014is hosted at the <strong>Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi<\/strong> from Thursday, 24 October to 7 November.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative aligns with the Italian Cultural Institute\u2019s mission to foster dialogue and build cultural bridges with the diverse local communities in the UAE\u2019s capital. The choice of an exhibition showcasing Emirati, Italian, and international artists also serves as a <strong>metaphor for the rich tapestry of Emirati society<\/strong>, where various foreign resident groups coexist in a spirit of collaboration, exchange, and cultural blending with the national population.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italian designer<\/strong> Vania <strong>Rontini<\/strong>, the exhibition\u2019s <strong>curator<\/strong> who selected the 12 artists, highlights in her curatorial concept that \u201ctime flows fluidly in the Emirates. The rapid growth of cities contrasts with the slower, enduring rhythm of tradition. Dynamism is a central theme of the exhibition. The artists treat time not as a static or fixed entity but as something flexible, extendable, hanging, and repetitive. Their works reveal how memories and recollections are woven into the fabric of everyday life, evoking a sense of nostalgia, while recognising the uncertain yet profound hope for the future.\u201d For Susanna <strong>Iacona-Salafia<\/strong>, <strong>Director<\/strong> of the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi, the exhibition is \u201ca clear example of the cultural coexistence and <strong>exchange<\/strong> among the many facets that make up Emirati society.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The contemporary art exhibition \u201cHere We Are\u201d\u2014featuring 12 artists, professors, and alumni from the UAE, Italy, and international backgrounds at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises at Zayed University, a renowned institution in Abu Dhabi\u2014is hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi from Thursday, 24 October to 7 November. This initiative aligns [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":126106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[418],"tags":[32,6],"class_list":["post-126124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diplomazia-culturale","tag-diplomazia-culturale","tag-mediterraneo-e-medio-oriente"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126124"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126125,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126124\/revisions\/126125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}