tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057731194235719892024-02-21T00:20:13.266-08:00Legato ExhibitionMonte Cassino Foundation for Remembrance and Reconciliation (MCFRR)
Exhibition: Legato.
Themes: Peace and Remembrance.Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-8743388641288172422022-11-05T08:56:00.010-07:002022-11-05T23:41:31.435-07:00Legato 2019, Opening night<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KS8DEvjvoR3XZi5p-DWZWxF5Eimr1ypRL3cG-Z0t3TVa3k81L3O7nDCnf7GqxxgBzE0pqSDqajMgEe6F1YnKd-STcLXtLysSsy5DBnOpiXvDePBpt-35KbSFV3MvE3us88ZwvcU5tCHHMpLTzXXd_-WjT3h6JUem35X0nsSE9hqsswF_mXGsr5Ru/s1600/IMG-20190515-WA0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KS8DEvjvoR3XZi5p-DWZWxF5Eimr1ypRL3cG-Z0t3TVa3k81L3O7nDCnf7GqxxgBzE0pqSDqajMgEe6F1YnKd-STcLXtLysSsy5DBnOpiXvDePBpt-35KbSFV3MvE3us88ZwvcU5tCHHMpLTzXXd_-WjT3h6JUem35X0nsSE9hqsswF_mXGsr5Ru/w480-h640/IMG-20190515-WA0020.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfo30jBBxyrVy_XdEjnnvnPWHrR8VLSnk7ZQ12c_Minew5hiBnjvYy9VBrbXAik23z_YrUknDUGamR88kZ8jWj67HKpFISIHg3A3VgI0vIA97A5Mz1yDdm6F7s--l8js1CcjWFCS4zaT2JZHak-kIdbkCNF0IsbDgnT2EyVo1hdFZbNo11pesLdCXN/s1600/IMG-20190515-WA0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfo30jBBxyrVy_XdEjnnvnPWHrR8VLSnk7ZQ12c_Minew5hiBnjvYy9VBrbXAik23z_YrUknDUGamR88kZ8jWj67HKpFISIHg3A3VgI0vIA97A5Mz1yDdm6F7s--l8js1CcjWFCS4zaT2JZHak-kIdbkCNF0IsbDgnT2EyVo1hdFZbNo11pesLdCXN/w480-h640/IMG-20190515-WA0019.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />What a night this was! The terribly inconvenient downpour of rain didn't stop the opening from going ahead, but instead of being out in the courtyard of the Historiale, we held it in what turned out to be rather a cramped space for all the people who came to support the opening event. Because parking was outside the enclosure, some very damp officials and military personnel made their way to the exhibition venue. <br /><span>The exhibition was opened by the <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Chief of the New Zealand Army, Major General John Boswell, in the presence of other dignitaries and supported by the NZDF concert party. </span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The senior members of the Cassino Commune were present, along with other dignitaries from the New Zealand Rome Embassy, and Avv. Roberto Molle, president of the Associazione Battaglia di Cassino and long-time supporter of Legato. The NZDF concert party performed first in the entrance hall and then in the centre "stage", and their contribution was most warmly received. <br /></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span>Many lingered long after the exhibition was "closed" for the evening, and supporters of the Maori Battalion thrilled those of us left there with another impromptu concert. <br /></span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If that, thanks to Covid restrictions and changing priorities, happened to be my last "Legato", then I am happy to have been a part of such a successful evening. It was truly memorable, not just for the rain, but for all the very best reasons too. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqFAZ_7MCXPr1JRK0oq7vJL8BTo-OOF4XfzQpiSriaj7u-A6kgru4Ja0wAhLuzVcvQeo3PpgMF2lmAjLq1QPguPaucZ260FkNOcYpxb53616_1T03zKqA3xXCJcwf9P0XCvmy2KIJt2KO9lZ1ujNt0WRb3em3vVWGWOSUyEHv3OXOLsSfo_qA6Y8m/s720/FB_IMG_1557953676672.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqFAZ_7MCXPr1JRK0oq7vJL8BTo-OOF4XfzQpiSriaj7u-A6kgru4Ja0wAhLuzVcvQeo3PpgMF2lmAjLq1QPguPaucZ260FkNOcYpxb53616_1T03zKqA3xXCJcwf9P0XCvmy2KIJt2KO9lZ1ujNt0WRb3em3vVWGWOSUyEHv3OXOLsSfo_qA6Y8m/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1557953676672.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I would like to acknowledge my very quiet but superb co-curator, Jack Erdhuizen; without his help at exhibition time I simply couldn't achieve what you see, and the strength of the New Zealand side, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reganbalzerarts" target="_blank">Regan Balzer</a>, who brings wonderful works ranging from student work to masterpieces, both old and new. Legato is a living, changing being, and it is a privilege to meet the people who are moved by this New Zealand exhibition in Italy.<br />
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My thanks as always go to the New Zealand Embassy in Rome for their interest and moral support, and this year also to the NZ Defence Force, whose support made this an unforgettable event. (More about the opening night in a later post).</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/109656259065551/videos/288495391871471/" target="_blank">Click this link to see the video</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 14px;">of Legato works at the Historiale, Cassino, 2019. </span></div>
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Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-45599513767929729962019-05-04T02:50:00.001-07:002019-09-19T08:02:52.644-07:00Rainy day reminiscing...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today as I sorted random boxes of older Legato brochures to put into the car (when it stops raining) I was thinking back over the various Legato exhibitions. One that will remain with me a long, long time is the only Legato to be hosted in New Zealand so far. It had been my intention to have one in New Zealand every two years and I was in contact with the Christchurch City Council about holding a South Island edition when the tragic earthquake struck. The Wallace Gallery, in Morrinsville remains the only NZ venue.<br />
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So much for my bigger plans - but in that time there have only been two years without a Legato exhibition somewhere - and sometimes there are two in one year when I am invited to show the works in smaller towns liberated by the New Zealand troops. The exhibitions vary in location and scale, but they do keep going. I think that this year will be the 13th edition of Legato and I am really looking forward to having all the big works on display in the same venue. Together I think they will make a very powerful statement.<br />
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In 2011 many of the artists who had exhibited in Italy met again, and new artists joined us. For me it was a lovely chance to meet artists in person, and to share more of the story of how the battles for Cassino make Cassino the ideal place to focus on peace work. Josef (Jupp) Klein, the German veteran who established a foundation for remembrance and reconciliation at the same time as Douglas Lyne set up the cooperating Monte Cassino Foundation for Remembrance and Reconciliation (MCFRR) in London, said that there were soldiers of at least 32 different ethnicities fighting on the Gustav Line. Combine this with the intentions of St Benedict, founder of the Abbey that was the central point of the Gustav Line and whose work remains a testimony to peace to this day, and it seems only right that Cassino should at least become a centre for peace work and study.<br />
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But back in New Zealand in 2011 we were a long way from the atrocities of war. Please click on this link to the <a href="http://www.morrinsvillegallery.org.nz/gallery.php?cat=edit4d65abd8cf842" target="_blank">Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville</a>, to see photos from the Legato exhibition held there eight years ago. </div>
Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-54458419021254761262019-04-27T02:39:00.002-07:002019-04-27T04:06:15.070-07:00Robyn Hughes: powerful works from 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Some years ago I was privileged to meet Robyn Hughes, and to later visit her in her home to view her then "works in progress", huge works on canvas based on the research she was doing into the battles for Cassino.</div>
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The <a href="https://www.whakatanemuseum.org.nz/exhibitions-and-events/cassino-robyn-hughes" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" target="_blank">inaugural exhibition</a> of these works in 2014, described by the gallery as "unmissable", was held in Whakatane, New Zealand. The works are on a very large scale, which no small screen can do justice to, but Robyn has kindly allowed me to publish the work here on the Legato blog. Please turn your sound on to hear the words of the soldiers as they went into Cassino.</div>
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It seems a long time since I posted here. A new hard drive in my computer and forgotten passwords, missing photographs that didn't arrive despite being sent three times, and a lot of travel to visit my veteran father in New Zealand. No one excuse big enough, but that was the reality of my life, so this blog, along with my children's book blog, was left to wither in cyberspace.</div>
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But we are back! It's the 75th anniversary of the battles for Cassino, and Legato (which has been visiting smaller towns like Colfelice and Roccasecca since the 70th anniversary - see the Facebook page for the Roccasecca event) will return to Cassino this year to a new venue a short walk from the railway station. More posts will follow. </div>
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Please use links from this post to see photographs of the Legato exhibitions 2014.<br />
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<li>Photographs only click here: <a href="http://legato-cassino2014.blogspot.it/" target="_blank">Legato Cassino 2014 </a></li>
<li>"Return to Monte Cassino" <a href="http://legato-cassino2014.blogspot.it/2014/05/return-to-monte-cassino.html" target="_blank">guest exhibitor Maree Wilks</a>.</li>
<li>Sala Pietro Malatesta, Biblioteca Comunale: <a href="http://legato-cassino2014.blogspot.it/2014/05/artworks-in-main-venue.html" target="_blank">list of exhibitors in Cassino 2014</a></li>
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Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-26843031541065900752014-04-16T14:33:00.002-07:002014-04-20T04:28:44.014-07:00Legato - Quick Links for Information<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><br /></i>Preparations for Legato 2014, part of the commemorations for the seventieth anniversary of the end of the battles for Cassino, are well underway. Over 100 artworks by 37 New Zealanders will be on display in Cassino, and 12 artists are planning to be here in person. The exhibition is also being supported by the Ngati Ranana culture group from London.<br />
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The opening event is at 1pm on Saturday 17 May in the Sala Pietro Malatesta, Biblioteca Comunale, when the exhibition will be opened by His Excellency Dr Trevor Matheson, New Zealand Ambassador to Rome.<br />
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A second opening event and blessing will be at the Historiale on Sunday 18th at 4.30pm when the exhibition by guest exhibitor Maree Wilks is formally opened (it will be able to be viewed prior to this).<br />
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Legato was established by New Zealand curator and organiser Kay de Lautour Scott in 2010 after discussions in London and in Italy with veteran Douglas Lyne (1921-2010), founder of the Monte Cassino Foundation for Remembrance and Reconciliation, about the role of the arts in international understanding and cultural exchanges in peace work.<br />
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Exhibitions to date:<br />
2010 Cassino, Italy (NZ artists with German & Italian NZ artists)<br />
2010 Roccasecca (FR) Italy (NZ artists)<br />
2011 Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville, New Zealand (NZ artists)<br />
2011 Cassino, Italy (NZ, Canadian & Italian artists)<br />
2012 Cassino, Italy (NZ, Canadian, Hungarian, English & Italian artists)<br />
2012 Roccasecca (FR), Italy (NZ, Canadian & Italian artists)<br />
2013 Monte San Giovanni in Campano, Italy (selected NZ artwork)<br />
2013 Cassino, Italy (NZ, Canadian, Italian, Russian, USA & English artists)<br />
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While essentially a New Zealand exhibition, approximately 60 artists of seven different nationalities have contributed to Legato to date.<br />
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To help newcomers to Legato find their way around the blog and videos, here are some useful links.<br />
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<a href="http://newzealandcassinoexhibition.blogspot.it/2010/03/who-what-why-when-where.html" target="_blank">The history of Legato</a> (blog post)<br />
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<a href="http://newzealandcassinoexhibition.blogspot.it/2010/03/why-legato.html" target="_blank">Why "Legato"? </a> (blog post)<br />
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A range of videos:<br />
Mosaic artist Janice Corbishley discusses <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12691191">her work and involvement in the Legato Exhibition </a><br />
Painter Jon Stevenson <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12691658" target="_blank">explains his artwork and his trip to Cassino</a><br />
Mixed media artist Frances Rookes <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12656598" target="_blank">interview at Legato</a><br />
Photographer Lorraine Beattie <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12664211" target="_blank">interview at Legato</a><br />
Italo-Kiwi Margherita Giampietri discusses her work and the logistics and benefits of taking part in international exhibitions, and compares Italian and NZ post-war experiences <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12692170" target="_blank">video</a><br />
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General background and artist comments (2010): <a href="http://vimeo.com/12136264" target="_blank">Legato at Cassino</a> (video)<br />
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The opening in 2010: Legato opening <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato" target="_blank">(video, short version)</a><br />
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Artists hold a short service of remembrance at the <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12711796" target="_blank">Commonwealth cemetery</a> (video)<br />
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<a href="http://newzealandcassinoexhibition.blogspot.it/2010/05/different-approach-to-colour.html" target="_blank">The first Legato exhibition, Cassino Italy 2010</a> (blog post)<br />
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Legato on Vimeo <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/videos" target="_blank">(click here for link to 15 videos)</a><br />
Thanks to Nicola Blackmore of feijoafilms (Scotland and Melbourne) for travelling to Italy to produce these videos in 2010.<br />
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Legato on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Legato-Exhibition-Italy/109656259065551?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Legato-Exhibition-Italy/109656259065551?fref=ts</a><br />
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The Associazione Linea Gustav - Centro studi e ricerche storico militari, in their museum space in the grounds of The Historiale, Cassino, will host the guest exhibitor at Legato this year, photographer Maree Wilks. Maree travelled to the 60th commemorations with New Zealand veterans, and this exhibition is the pictorial record of that journey back to Cassino.<br />
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The official opening of "Return to Monte Cassino" will be included in the main opening of Legato in the Biblioteca Comunale venue. </div>
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In addition, on Sunday 18th May at 4.30pm, after the New Zealand service at the Commonwealth Cemetery, the Maori Culture group, Ngati Ranana, who are supporting Legato, will perform in the grounds of the Historiale at a second event to dedicate and open this exhibition. </div>
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Saturday 17 1pm, Biblioteca Comunale, Via Carmine, Cassino</div>
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Ortona on the Adriatic Coast is twinned with the city of Cassino. The "Gustav Line" which was established and vigorously defended by the Germans stretches from the Adriatic coast near Ortona across Italy, linking the towns in this battle in the winter of 1943/44 (until the liberation of Cassino in May 1944). <br />
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For the 70th commemorations of the Battle of Ortona, the Comune of Cassino joined with the people of Ortona to present an exhibition for commemoration, "ORTONA CASSINO una Linea di Unione". The Monte Cassino Foundation for Remembrance and Reconciliation (MCFRR) was invited to present works from Legato in a joint exhibition with local artists from the Ortona branch of U.C.A.I.<br />
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The magnificent venue in the Palazzo Farnese gave some of these works their best showing aesthetically, as larger works are a little difficult to display in local spaces with set size openings or where walls are marble or plaster.<br />
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Below are some of the photographs from the event, but because the rooms were so full of guests and people were wanting to ask questions and discuss individual works I was not able to get many good photos showing the works to advantage. <br />
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The event was opened with powerful choral singing, speeches and finally a visit to the exhibition. I was very pleased to hear the Monsignor advise people to look carefully at the visiting works and to consider the messages that were within them. He had clearly spent some time contemplating these himself.<br />
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Art (images) and music are very international languages. Sometimes they allow people to unlock things that have been buried for too long. It is wonderful to hear, five years after the first Legato, how works are continuing to have an impact on the people who contemplate the images.<br />
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I offer a very sincere thank you to the artists who continue to allow me to share their works in Italy.<br />
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Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-33421323192497047342014-01-03T09:51:00.001-08:002014-01-03T09:53:47.630-08:00Five years of Legato Exhibitions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As we approach the fifth year of Legato it seems appropriate to review the origins again. What is Legato, and why do I dedicate so much of my time and energy to it? <br />
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The answer is simple. In 2005 I was offered the chance to exhibit in Cassino. This exhibition brought me closer to the realities of war. As an artist and a person it was life changing. I became much more aware of the legacy of war, and of how much we are still a long way from living in peace. I wanted to offer other artists what I had been given in 2005 at the Battle of Cassino War Museum. <br />
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Legato has given artists a specific reason to talk with veterans, and I now see that it has served both the veterans and the artists equally well. The veterans have a chance to revisit their memories in a warm, responsive context, sharing as much as they need to, without pressure to record for history what they may choose to forget. <br />
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The late Douglas Lyne (MCFRR) encouraged me to think big. I had hoped to offer artist residencies but instead Legato was born. <br />
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This is how I saw it in 2010: I think it still applies now. <br />
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<strong>New Zealand artists will be exhibiting in an exhibition for peace and remembrance in Cassino, Italy, 15 - 29 May 2010. The venue is the Pietromalatesta rooms, Bibilioteca Comunale, in central Cassino, and the exhibition will be hosted by the Cassino Comune. </strong><br />
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Here, in tourist destination Italy, I live in a country that was destroyed. The battle front stayed in this area for 5 months. It is unthinkable how the people suffered, and still do live with this history in their daily lives. I see museums showing the military side of things, the strategies, the equipment, but it is the photos and stories of emotional pain and suffering that touches me most.<br />
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I work as a volunteer with visiting veterans groups, with memorial museums and as a battlefield tour guide. Many veterans share their stories, and all say sorrowfully that we must never let such events happen again. To share time with these old soldiers, and then see what is happening still all over the world, leaves me feeling that I must try to do something, however insignificant it might seem.<br />
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I see curating an exhibition with peace and commemoration as a theme as a way of passing on the message from the veterans that I meet, that war must end. I also see it as a great opportunity for NZ artists to exhibit in Italy. I appreciate that side of it as I had a similar chance in 2005, but more important to me is keeping the peace message alive.<br />
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We see Anzac Day parades growing in strength. I believe the time is right for artists to reinforce the peace messages coming from the soldiers who fought in this battle. I think that artists have a responsibility to reflect what is happening in society, and in fact they do that whether they are conscious of it or not. The immeasurable, unrecorded history is that of the returned soldiers, the waiting families, the changed lives in far away New Zealand.<br />
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How far did the events in Europe ripple through our culture, contributing to the society we have now? What effect did the trauma of battle have on the young men returning home to families who could not begin to understand what they had been through? What was the effect of the waiting, the pain of loss, on the families that remained behind? If giving artists this opportunity gets them talking to their family and friends then I think that the movement towards peace has already become stronger, and this movement will be recorded in their future works.<br />
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If we all do a tiny part in a move towards international peace we must eventually reach a tipping point where we can change nations and governments. One British veteran talks about "pax in spinus" (peace from thorns) and I see that as being appropriate here. If we let this continue, never learning, then there is no sense in sending soldiers out believing that they are contributing to peace. While I believe that no war ever brought real peace, we can't ignore what has happened either. Peace comes from a different place, but war history and commemoration is a place where we can start to talk about peace.<br />
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Cassino was completely destroyed and is recognised as a martyr city. It has a lasting place in New Zealand history, so where better place is there to call NZ artists together to work for peace? It is my hope that these artists will continue to learn more about what happened here, and in other places, and continue to produce works that further the work of peace movements throughout the world. </div>
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Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-36236700264500561202013-10-30T15:45:00.002-07:002013-10-30T16:15:16.925-07:00Legato 2014 and the 70th Commemorations of the Battles for Cassino<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Click on the link below for background information and video clips of previous Legato exhibitions: <br />
<a href="http://newzealandcassinoexhibition.blogspot.it/2013/08/legato-2014-and-70th-commemorations-of.html" target="_blank">Legato 2014 and the 70th Commemorations of the Battles for Cassino</a><br />
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Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-62209116016464839842013-10-30T15:26:00.000-07:002013-12-13T23:36:35.235-08:00Useful Links for Artists <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
An email from one of the artists working towards the May 2014 exhibition prompted me to publish research links for others to read as well. These are all published below in good faith with no copyright breach intended.<br />
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<b>Recommended background information </b>and excellent images of the conditions the battles were fought in, the first twenty minutes of Jim Greenhough's excellent 2003 documentary produced for the 50th Commemorations is now available on YoutTube :</div>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwDszQfvEdA" target="_blank">A Kiwi Nightmare - the Battles of Monte Cassino</a>. A documentary by Execam <br />
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<b>The story, and plight of the women in the region</b> is told in the oscar-winning Sophia Loren film <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Women" target="_blank">La Ciociara</a> (English title <i>Two Women</i>), highly recommended viewing. Available (in segments) on Youtube, may also be full version available. Click on this link. for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SsTUQZ2sZs" target="_blank">Part 1 of the movie</a>.<br />
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<b>The famous John Huston documentary</b> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyzH_RyN2uQ" target="_blank">The Battle of San Pietro</a> (Infine) was named as one of the most important 100 films made in America last century.<br />
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<b>Detailed research in a major publication </b>with many photographs and a well referenced text. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Battles-Monte-Cassino-Then-Now/dp/1870067738" target="_blank">The Battles for Monte Cassino Then and Now </a> By New Zealand authors Jeffrey Plowman and Perry Rowe.<br />
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<b>New Zealand Official War Historie</b>s <a href="http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-WH2.html" target="_blank">online at NZETC </a> (Electronic Texts collection)<br />
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<b>The Years Back</b> <b>- The Italian Campaign</b>: a <a href="http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-years-back-the-italian-campaign-1973" target="_blank">1973 NZonscreen documentary</a>. Footage of conditions gives a clear picture of fighting in mud and snow. And in Cassino itself then onwards up through Italy, <a href="http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-years-back-the-italian-campaign-1973?video_ref=6068" target="_blank">the documentary continues</a>.<br />
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<b>Ron Crosby's excellent book</b> <i>ALBANETA Lost Opportunity at Cassino </i>which tells the lesser known story of Cavendish Road.<br />
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<b>Documentary or newsreel film:</b> Unveiling of the memorials at the Commonwealth Cemetery, 1956, some other footage, in <a href="http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/CASSINO-REMEMBRANCE/3e1154d39bf34149addc40972540db08?query=cassino&current=20&orderBy=Relevance&hits=84&referrer=search&search=%2Fsearch%3Fstartd%3D%26endd%3D%26allFilters%3D%26query%3Dcassino%26advsearchStartDateFilter%3D%26advsearchEndDateFilter%3D%26searchFilterHdSDFormat%3DAll%26searchFilterDigitized%3DAll%26searchFiltercolorFormat%3DAll%26searchFilteraspectratioFormat%3DAll&allFilters&productType=IncludedProducts&page=1" target="_blank">Cassino Remembrance,</a> by AP Archive. <br />
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<span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;">New Zealand War Graves Project</span><br />
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Photo: The War Graves Project, <a href="http://nzwargraves.org.nz/cemeteries/cassino-memorial">http://nzwargraves.org.nz/cemeteries/cassino-memorial</a><br />
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<b>Web links:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Associazione-Battaglia-di-Cassino-Centro-Studi-e-Ricerche/166424323380833?sk=photos_albums" target="_blank">Associazione Battaglia di Cassino Centro Studi e Ricerche </a> FB page, excellent photographs filed under different folder headings. <a href="http://dalvolturnoacassino.it/" target="_blank">Dal Volturno a Cassino</a> research site with some articles in English. </div>
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The best research, however, will always be talking to those who were here, and those who were waiting at home. Artists who have made work for earlier Legato exhibitions have described their involvement, and their research, as "life-changing". Legato becomes a catalyst for conversations that have been waiting to happen.<br />
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<b>Artists are reminded</b> that the themes are peace and commemoration, and that works of any genre may be submitted for consideration. If you are interested in joining the 2014 artists exhibiting in Cassino please contact the organiser and curator, Kay de Lautour, at:<br />
legato.exhibitions @ g mail . com (without the spaces)<br />
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To read more of the <b>history of Legato</b> and find other useful links please scroll down two posts (22 August) or <a href="http://newzealandcassinoexhibition.blogspot.it/2013/08/legato-2014-and-70th-commemorations-of.html" target="_blank">click here</a> to go directly to that link.<br />
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Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-48265599762665618892013-10-15T15:51:00.000-07:002013-10-15T15:52:11.548-07:00UXOs in Italy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"They Were Only Boys: 1944-2010"<i> by Kay de Lautour (Watercolour, 2010).</i></div>
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<b>UXOs in Italy</b></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-AU">“… my generation, we grew up knowing that the
war was finished just 10 - 15 years before, and we had to deal with danger -
like there were still mines around - there were the things that could be
dangerous for children so at school we were talking about these things, talking
about the war.”</span></i><span lang="EN-AU"> (Margherita Giampietri, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cassino</st1:place></st1:city>, 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Immediately
after the war Allied engineers and civilians began the mammoth task of clearing
the hundreds of thousands of mines and other unexploded devices in the
buildings, towns and countryside where the front line had passed. Much of this clearing followed roads and
other communication lines, but did not always go deep or extend into the wider
parts of the battlefields. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">The scale
of the problem is hard to imagine in peace time. Thousands of German mines had been used in
buildings and the fields, and when the town of Cassino was bombed an area of
approximately 400 x 1400 square metres received an estimated 1000 tons of
bombing. Historians have calculated that
for every German defender in the town, 4 tons of explosive was used. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Many army
and civilian workers were killed or maimed during the clear-up operations, as
were civilians who collected and attempted to defuse the weapons to sell for
scrap metal when their families were starving in post-war <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place>. School children like Margherita were taught
about the dangers, and posters in classrooms carried powerful images that left
no doubt about the danger of picking up these objects. Little children, too young to understand, were
killed playing with live grenades found near their temporary homes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Almost
seventy years have passed, and while every year more UXO (Unexploded
Ordinances) are collected and this dangerous legacy is reduced, many still
remain in the hillsides and buried at <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cassino</st1:place></st1:city>
and along the Gustav Line. The number of
accidents relating to these UXOs seems to be increasing, rather than
decreasing, if the regularity of such reports in newspapers is any guide. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">There are
many factors that could be contributing to this. As time goes on, these “pieces of metal”
found in the ground are becoming more unstable.
Many are being uncovered through erosion, or are much closer to the
surface than before. More land is being
brought back into production and the ordinances are being uncovered by
horticultural machinery or during excavations for roads, swimming pools and
houses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">A
concerning factor is the lack of knowledge about the danger. New generations are unaware of what can
happen and take risks when they find ordinances in their daily life. Adventure tourism, walking tours, camping
holidays, re-enactments and battlefield tours take locals and visitors on paths
that are not guaranteed to have been included in the initial clearance of
UXOs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Collectors
are seeking relics for themselves, or to exchange or sell via the internet,
some putting themselves at risk of physical harm. Italian law is quite clear about this; the
collection of dangerous objects is strictly illegal. For the casual explorer and hiker who is not
looking for them there is danger too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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following examples have been taken from the internet. It is not a complete list, and most are
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<span lang="EN-AU">May
2005 An operation to remove a 250 lb
bomb that closed the centre of Formia and interrupted the railway services
between <st1:city w:st="on">Rome</st1:city> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Naples</st1:city></st1:place> cost 200,000 euros. Over 8000 people were evacuated and the
residents lived in fear for a week before the bomb was safely exploded in
controlled conditions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">September 2008 A 500lb bomb was
found at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Salerno</st1:city></st1:place>,
and 5000 people were evacuated. The UK
Daily Mail (Mail Online, 10 September 2008) reported that “The clear-out was ordered after workmen stumbled on the
500lb device during maintenance work. It
was even struck several times by a digger after the workman believed it to be a
stubborn boulder. Fortunately he was eventually stopped by a shocked colleague,
who recognised the object as a bomb.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">29 September 2009 Two youths
recognised an object in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Volturno</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">River</st1:placetype></st1:place> as a bomb and
immediately notified the authorities, thus averting a potential tragedy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">14 March 2010 an
unexploded bomb containing 118 lbs of TNT was removed from Tiburtino, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Rome</st1:city></st1:place>, while 4000 people
waited to return to their homes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">21 April
2010 Rail services between <st1:city w:st="on">Naples</st1:city> and <st1:city w:st="on">Cassino</st1:city> were suspended while a bomb was removed between
Vairano and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cassino</st1:place></st1:city>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">24 May
2010 Army expert bomb disposal unit
safely disarmed another 70kg bomb, this bringing the number of callouts to
approximately 200 since their recent deployment to this task in southern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
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September 2011 An unexploded bomb was
found in a suburban area in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Cassino</st1:city></st1:place>
and safely defused and removed by the bomb squad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">29 January
2012 A grenade that had become embedded
in a tree exploded and destroyed the fireplace when the wood was used in a
domestic fireplace in a village near <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Cassino</st1:city></st1:place>. The shocked family members were unharmed
purely because of the fortuitous angle at which the wood had been placed on the
fire. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">7 July 2012
Traffic was diverted near the Pontecorvo exit when an unexploded 30cm heavy
artillery projectile was noticed lying in the gutter at the side of the
autostrada. It is not known how it came
to be there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">14 July
2012 A fisherman noticed a bomb in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Liri</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">River</st1:placetype></st1:place>
near Sora and notified authorities. The
bomb disposal unit safely defused the bomb after securing the surrounding area.
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<span lang="EN-AU">13 July
2012 A 500lb bomb was discovered in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Salerno</st1:city></st1:place> during
construction work; 90 families were evacuated and offices and businesses closed
until the bomb was safely removed by the specialist Army bomb squad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">What should
be done when you find what could be an unexploded ordinance, a dangerous legacy
from the battle? Don’t touch the object,
but call the authorities immediately. The danger is real, the problem has not
gone away. It is only the memories that have diminished with time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-AU">Margherita Giampietri interviewed by Nicola
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e commemorazione, Cas</span>sino, Italy, 2010. </i><br />
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<i>Article by Kay de Lautour (MCFRR). </i></div>
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Preparations for Legato 2014, part of the commemorations for the seventieth anniversary of the end of the battles for Cassino, are well underway. Accommodation for travelling artists has been pencilled in. Venues are booked and extra venues are being viewed and considered as Legato grows. It is an exhausting but exciting time as letters go out to artists and emails come back in. Formal applications to contribute to the 2014 exhibition are being called for in September.<br />
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Legato was established by New Zealand curator and organiser Kay de Lautour Scott in 2010 after discussions in London and in Italy with veteran Douglas Lyne (1921-2010), founder of the Monte Cassino Foundation for Remembrance and Reconciliation, about the role of the arts in international understanding and cultural exchanges in peace work.<br />
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Exhibitions to date:<br />
2010 Cassino, Italy (NZ artists with German & Italian NZ artists)<br />
2010 Roccasecca (FR) Italy (NZ artists)<br />
2011 Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville, New Zealand (NZ artists)<br />
2011 Cassino, Italy (NZ, Canadian & Italian artists)<br />
2012 Cassino, Italy (NZ, Canadian, Hungarian, English & Italian artists)<br />
2012 Roccasecca (FR), Italy (NZ, Canadian & Italian artists)<br />
2013 Monte San Giovanni in Campano, Italy (selected NZ artwork)<br />
2013 Cassino, Italy (NZ, Canadian, Italian, Russian, USA & English artists)<br />
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While essentially a New Zealand exhibition, approximately 60 artists of seven different nationalities have contributed to Legato to date.<br />
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To help newcomers to Legato find their way around the blog and videos, here are some useful links.<br />
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<a href="http://newzealandcassinoexhibition.blogspot.it/2010/03/who-what-why-when-where.html" target="_blank">The history of Legato</a> (blog post)<br />
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<a href="http://newzealandcassinoexhibition.blogspot.it/2010/03/why-legato.html" target="_blank">Why "Legato"? </a> (blog post)<br />
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A range of videos:<br />
Mosaic artist Janice Corbishley discusses <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12691191">her work and involvement in the Legato Exhibition </a><br />
Painter Jon Stevenson <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12691658" target="_blank">explains his artwork and his trip to Cassino</a><br />
Mixed media artist Frances Rookes <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12656598" target="_blank">interview at Legato</a><br />
Photographer Lorraine Beattie <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12664211" target="_blank">interview at Legato</a><br />
Italo-Kiwi Margherita Giampietri discusses her work and the logistics and benefits of taking part in international exhibitions, and compares Italian and NZ post-war experiences <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12692170" target="_blank">video</a><br />
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General background and artist comments (2010): <a href="http://vimeo.com/12136264" target="_blank">Legato at Cassino</a> (video)<br />
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The opening in 2010: Legato opening <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato" target="_blank">(video, short version)</a><br />
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Artists hold a short service of remembrance at the <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/12711796" target="_blank">Commonwealth cemetery</a> (video)<br />
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<a href="http://newzealandcassinoexhibition.blogspot.it/2010/05/different-approach-to-colour.html" target="_blank">The first Legato exhibition, Cassino Italy 2010</a> (blog post)<br />
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Legato on Vimeo <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/legato/videos" target="_blank">(click here for link to 15 videos)</a><br />
Thanks to Nicola Blackmore of feijoafilms (Scotland and Melbourne) for travelling to Italy to produce these videos in 2010.<br />
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Legato on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Legato-Exhibition-Italy/109656259065551?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Legato-Exhibition-Italy/109656259065551?fref=ts</a><br />
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Paintings placed to guide patrons past the screens to the seating at the Teatro Romano provided a thought-provoking entry and helped set the scene for the evening. The limited palette paintings took on an even more tragic hue as the red lights the colour of the poppies drenched the space and reminded us that the mountainside was drenched with the blood of the wounded and killed on Monte Cassino.</div>
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<i>"To see ourselves in the light of what we share, rather than what we hold separate, is the purpose of this work</i>" - John Davies.<br />
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Tonight (21 June 2013) was the world premier of a New Zealand opera, <u>The Juniper Passion.</u><br />
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Based on a book by John G. Davies, with music by Michael F. Williams, this dramatic comtemporary opera performed in the Roman amphitheatre on the slopes of Monte Cassino was both universal in theme and wonderfully New Zealand in delivery.<br />
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In the booklet outlining the opera John Davies writes: <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span id=".reactRoot[8138994].[2]{comment10151535682297872_10151535701522872}.[1:0].[4:0:1].[3:1].[4:0:1].[1:1].[1:0].[1:0:2].[2:0].[2:0]" style="line-height: 14px;"><span id=".reactRoot[8138994].[2]{comment10151535682297872_10151535701522872}.[1:0].[4:0:1].[3:1].[4:0:1].[1:1].[1:0].[1:0:2].[2:0].[2:0].[3:0:0]"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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As a boy I proudly carried the fact that my father had fought in the two great battles of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force; El Alamein, and Monte Cassino. Of North Africa he spoke of the burning desert by day and the freezing star bright nights. Of Italy he spoke of the mountains, the ruins, the Italians who welcomed them and whom he and his comrades in turn fed, treating the chidlren with chocolate and small gifts. And always he spoke of the men, Snow from Auckland, Joe from Motueka, some of them alive, some having never come home. Even in the last months of his life I would see him turning over in his hands photographs of those long ago faced and places.<br />
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Michael Williams and I planned that the ultimate scene of the opera was to be a philosophical interrogation of the Nazi appropriation of Nietzche, Catholic mysticism of the Benedictine kind, and Kiwi self reliance. To interrogate this difference might lead us to an understanding of sameness. To see ourselves in the light of what we share, rather than what we hold separate, is the purpose of this work.<br />
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<i>Da ragazzo ero molto orgoglioso del fatto che mio padre avesse combattuto nelle due grandi battaglie della 2° New Zealand Expeditionary Force: El Alemain e Monte Cassino. Parlando del Mord Africa mio padre ricordava il deserto rovente del giorno e le gelide notti stellate. Dell'Italia ricordava le montagne, le macerie, gli italiani e loro calorosa accoglienza e la distribuzione da parte dei neozelandesi di cibo, cioccolata e piccoli regali per i bambini. E sempre parlava degli uomini, Snow da Auckland, Joe da Motueka, di uomini sempre vivi, e di altri che non sono mai più tornati a casa. Persino negli ultimi mesi della sua vita ho visto che prendeva in mano le fotografie di quei volti e di quei luoghi ormai lontani.<br /><br />Michael Williams ed io abbiamo deciso che la scena centrale dell'opera doveva contenere dei ragionamenti filosofici sull'appropriazione del pensiero nietzchiano da parte dei Nazisti, sul misticismo cattolico di stampo benedettino, e sull'autoreferenzialità dei neozelandesi. Interrogandoci su queste differenze di pensiero avremmo forse compreso meglio anche le similitudini. Mettere in luce gli uomini e ciò che li unisce piuttosto che quello che li divide, questo vuole essere il messaggio dell'opera.</i><br />
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The late Douglas Lyne, my mentor for working internationally for peace through the arts, and founder of the MCFRR group, strongly supported working for commemoration, reconciliation and peace through literature, arts and music. This production would surely have satisfied him, involving script, music, dance and a truly international cast. A moving, sensitive yet powerful performance, the world premier of The Juniper Passion was seen by an appreciative audience at the Teatro Romano on the slopes of Monte Cassino last night.<br />
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Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-66317547857581364932013-06-03T01:05:00.004-07:002013-06-03T05:10:44.982-07:00Legato at the Sala Restagno, Comune di Cassino<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This year with the Biblioteca Comunale not being available Legato was divided into two venues. This was an interesting exercise for me as curator, as neither venue was designed as an exhibition space. To simplify the task all smaller works were displayed in the Expo space in the Banca Populare del Cassinate, (see previous blog post) giving Legato a main street presence for the first time. </div>
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Larger works were displayed in the Sala Restagno, courtesy of the Comune di Cassino. Although space was at a premium I was delighted with the end result, displaying 25 larger works in the conference venues. Works were easily seen by the visitors, and lighting was good. Regular visitors to the Sala commented on how well it looked with the exhibition set up there, breathing new life into the space.</div>
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These works included familiar works by Susan Edge, Ira Mitchell, and Sarah Scott (works from the first Legato in 2010), newer works by Kay de Lautour, Anna Maria Corsi and Sara Antonini, (first exhibited in 2012) and new works not previously exhibited by Geoff Tune (New Zealand), Dr. Danilo Salvucci, and Prof. Alessandro Nardone (Italy). </div>
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New works by Alessandro Nardone, Caira (Cassino) under a large photograph of Cassino.<br />
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Alessandro explains the imagery in his paintings to a delegation of American visitors from the Texas Division of the US Army. Pictured with the artist is Colonel Charles Aris of the 36th Infantry Division, Texas.</div>
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When wall space is at a premium, or walls cannot be used for any reason, the curator must also use the floor! While not ideal from a curating point of view, nor for the artist perhaps, those seated near these works were able to study them well during conventions and meetings.<br />
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A window space highlights this mixed media work by Sara Antonini. Barbed wire and torn canvas are in stark contrast with the soft curtains and elegant drapes.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">This large mixed media painting by Auckland artist Geoff Tune is also framed by the curtains in a window space. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Nearby is the powerful</span><a href="http://newzealandcassinoexhibition.blogspot.it/2012/05/strong-impact-work-entitled-red.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"> "Red" by Anna Maria Corsi.</a><span style="text-align: left;"> This venue allowed the work to be seen also from behind, where the red barbed wire wound around the coat challenges the viewer to think more about the symbolism used and the reality of war. </span></div>
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Sindaco (Mayor) of Cassino, Avv. Guiseppe Golini Petracone with Curator Kay de Lautour Scott and Pro Loco Cassino (la storia - history) Michele Di Lonardo.<br />
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<i>Thanks to Michele Di Lonardo for organising the venue at the Comune, locating the necessary easels, and liaising with Sindaco Petracone and the Assessore della Cultura, Danilo Grossi, on behalf of the Legato exhibitions. </i><br />
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Visitors to Cassino can see a collection of 30 Legato works in the Expo area of the Banca Popolare del Cassinate, in Corso della Repubblica, Cassino.<br />
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These works include new works by Robyn Hughes, New Zealand, and works by Cassino resident, Julia Udoratina from Russia.<br />
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Robyn uses layered images to explore and represent aspects of the battles of Cassino.<br />
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Julia's works challenge the concept that the world is a better place now, suggesting that the world is still in a mess, and has not gone forward from the chaos and tragedy of wartime at all.<br />
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Well recognised works by Merv Appleton remind us about the loss of life in wartime, but also suggest that life can go on with hope for a better future.<br />
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Regan Balzer references the Maori battalion in her three paintings which were first shown in Italy in 2011.<br />
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Kay de Lautour focuses on the civilians, both then and now, and an interesting work by Susan Edge from the 2010 exhibition asks us to think about the pull that we all face when family and community members are away at war.<br />
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Other artists included are Daniele Corsi, Ira Mitchell, Sarah Scott, Stan Blanch, Linda Dickens, Bernadette McCormack, Gail Boyle and Nancy Stevens.<br />
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New works by featured artist for 2013 Professor Alessandro Nardone, Cassino resident Dr Danilo Salvucci and New Zealander Geoff Tune will be on display in the main venue, the Sala Restagno in the Comune building, from Saturday morning at 9.30am, along with works by Anna Maria Corsi, Sara Antonini and Kay de Lautour. </div>
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An unexpected invitation to display works from Legato at the hilltop town of<a href="http://www.comune.montesangiovannicampano.fr.it/hh/index.php?jvs=0&acc=1" target="_blank"> Monte San Giovanni Compano </a>on the occasion of the dedication of the bronze medal awarded for Merito Civile was particularly satisfying; it shows that the message of Legato is spreading beyond its immediate area. </div>
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Monte San Giovanni Campano was not the scene of fighting as such, but was the victim of occupation, atrocities and later bombing. The records show that 26 civilians were killed, 5 injured, one church completely destroyed, and many houses damaged by bombing. </div>
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<i>Piccolo centro, occupato dall'esercito tedesco, partecipò con generoso slancio alla lotta di Liberazione. La popolazione, sotto posta a disagi e sofferenze subi furti, saccheggi e bombardamenti che provocarono vittime civili e danni al patrimonio abitavo. </i></blockquote>
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<i>Nobile esempio di spirito di sacrificio ed amor patrio. </i></blockquote>
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The selection of the works exhibited was governed by logistics, with one car for transport, ten easels at the venue, and the permanent seating of a picture theatre to work with.<br />
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Photographs taken by New Zealand soldiers took the attention of the older visitors.<br />
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A distinguished visitor signs the book in recognition of the part the exhibition played on this day of dedication and remembrance.<br />
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Claudio Paolucci, L'assessore alla cultura, addresses the crowd.<br />
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The standards of neighbouring towns are on display outside the exhibition during the ceremony.</div>
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The bronze medal for valour awarded to the town in recognition of the bravery of the civilians is attached to the town standard.<br />
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As the standard bearers leave, the sun shines again.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks to Chrissy Brook for her invaluable help in mounting this exhibition - Kay).</span></i></div>
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New Zealand artist Ira Mitchell-Kirk, whose painting <a href="http://newzealandcassinoexhibition.blogspot.it/2013/01/legato-2013.html" target="_blank">Hold on To Peace</a> heads this blog, has contributed three smaller works this year with a focus on peace.<br />
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These works, along with other smaller works, will be exhibited on the display shelves of the exhibition space used in Corso Della Republica, Cassino. </div>
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Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-13342656831937887712013-04-21T06:29:00.000-07:002013-04-21T07:56:02.493-07:00Mixed Media Works Use Repeated Motifs <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
These works are part of an extensive body of exploratory works by New Zealand artist Robyn Hughes.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">My father was a Major in the 19th Armoured Regiment, part of the 2nd New Zealand Corps that served in Cassino, Italy during WW2. He was one of the lucky ones to return home. He rarely mentioned his wartime experiences. Instead he celebrated family life and together with my mother built up a business in Auckland, New Zealand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">My generation grew up in peacetime and it is almost impossible to imagine what my father’s generation had been through in the war. Regrettably I never asked him that question. He died in 1968 when I was 18 years old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">This series of work is the outcome of my own recent research into the story of Cassino and why it had such significance in the Italian campaign of WW2. I have looked at official accounts of military history and have read poignant personal stories from people who were present at the time - from both sides. I have visited Cassino on numerous occasions, taken site photographs and have studied historical photographs and maps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">Throughout all accounts, the geographical terrain of the Cassino area has been described as ‘ treacherous’ in a war time situation. The Benedictine Abbey perched high on Monastery Hill, the surrounding steep mountains and ravines, the myriad of rivers and the harsh winter conditions of 1944 made life a misery for everyone who was there. The huge loss of life of civilians, military personnel of all nations and the pack animals that supplied the troops on their dangerous night time mountain treks is traumatic reading.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">In the series of large paintings that I am presently developing I have used the notion of ‘terrain’ to present a psychological state of mind of trauma and chaos. I have depicted the terrain as surface that is torn, pierced, stained and threatening. I have manipulated the viscosity of the paint to create running, molten effects and to evoke a mood where visibility is limited, confusion is paramount and danger ever present. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">In the smaller mixed media works that I am presenting at Legato 2013 I have used a combination of my own photographs and drawings juxtaposed with historical source material. I have selected, overlaid and manipulated these layers of information using both digital means and paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"> From my position of artist - researcher, who was not present at that time my goal has been to try to understand the complicated mosaic of events that took place and to bring visual form to the Cassino story in a way that is both poignant, informative and respectful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">I have referenced particular motifs and have repeated them throughout the work eg. The white marker tapes laid on the ground as an attempt to guide the soldiers with a safe path through the minefields, the poppies as a symbol of sacrifice and the’ sea of graves’ in the many graveyards that we now see situated throughout Cassino.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">I have also chosen to include text in some of the works to bring to the fore the ‘soldiers voice’ as the prime narrator. In this way I hope to place authorship of the work back into the hands of those who fought and died in the battles of Cassino and to acknowledge and honor the enormous sacrifice that was made by people from so many nations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The title "Red Earth" came via P J Harvey's lyrics "The Colour of the Earth" from the CD Let England Shake. She sourced the words of Vic Nicholson as used by the New Zealand author Maurice Shadbolt in "Voices of Gallipolli". The reference was to the post battle colour of the earth being the colour of blood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The painting directly refers to the Monte Cassino landscape - the graves with red roses, the monastery and the hill itself with its terracing taking on the appearance of steps. It reaffirms that there was blood soaked earth and that the blood is in effect still there, forever part of the hill. The image is however one where the process produces a dematerialising effect, reflecting that history, legend and myth are over time becoming the only remaining experience of the events that are directly accessible, emerging from the darkness and indeterminacy of memory. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Geoff Tune, 18/02) 2013</span></i></div>
Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305773119423571989.post-4652537093573605272013-04-18T10:32:00.000-07:002013-04-18T10:32:54.869-07:00Towards a Brighter Future<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This painting was my way of pulling up my spirits after spending a lot of time studying sad photographs and painting for the Legato exhibition in 2012. Commemoration brings sorrow, but the legacy left by those who gave their lives is one of peace and democracy, and the hopes and dreams of a positive future.<br />
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As the Legato exhibition is about both commemoration and peace, this brighter poppy work was exhibited alongside the sombre paintings of destruction and sorrow. It is hard to imagine now that all of this land was a battle field.<br />
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This less photographed view of Monte Cassino (to the left of the painting) is from the road near the new Cassino hospital. Monte Cairo is to the right of the painting, while Rocca Janula is in the centre. </div>
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<i>Painted in acrylic on canvas, 2012. Kay de Lautour. </i></div>
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