The Third Paradise
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8 June – 30 September 2005
"In the ground at San Servolo I trace the new symbol for infinity that replaces the traditional symbol […] The new symbol crosses itself twice, defining not just two, but three circles […] The Third Paradise is the new myth that leads each of us to take on a personal reponsibility in this epoch-making passage".
Michelangelo Pistoletto, 2005
Achille Bonita Oliva curated this exhibition Inner Island: Art of Survival which featured Michelangelo Pistoletto's Third Paradise and other works of the collective art group Cittadellarte led by Pistoletto since 1998. Italian Culture Minister, Rocco Buttiglione and Gilberto Gil, Minister for Culture of Brazil were present at the inauguration on June 8, 2005.
In conjunction with the exhibition, which was part of the 51st Biennale, TeDIS researchers developed a series of workshops with Pistoletto and young international artists from Cittadellarte_Love Difference. They investigated the relationship between creativity, society, sustainibilty and economy. The commitment is to improve study methods by applying an interdisciplinary approach, a factor that can enhance value and lead to evolution and competitivity.
Stefano Micelli confirmed the positive effect of Cittadellarte’s summer presence at VIU. Its relocation to the island of San Servolo, together with the numerous initiatives, gave a flush of enthusiasm and stimuli to the institution. This project was the first step towards new training methods, where theory is combined with practical creativity and the semantics of art, providing opportunities to engage and unify, through the discovery of new visions and ideas. VIU will encourage other similar initiatives in order to pursue research based not only on numbers and statistics but also on human and artistic implications.
The commitment is to improve study methods by applying an interdisciplinary approach, a factor that can enhance value and lead to evolution and competitivity. VIU must define a clear strategic goal for an ambitious program in order to create new learning structures and favor innovation and modernization of education systems, concepts that are clearly emphasized in the Lisbon Strategy.
