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4C4C suona bene. Sia in italiano che in inglese. E’ il titolo della nostra mostra 4 Continents 4 Change inaugurata ieri sera a New York.

La prima vera mostra di Shoot4Change fuori dall’Italia.

Ho ricevuto all’alba (tarda serata lì) un sms da New York

‘Scusa l’orario, l’inaugurazione della mostra è stata un successone. Tantissima gente e un bellissimo allestimento’

Bello svegliarsi così.

L’ho fatto in tutti i modi e in tutte le salse; e lo faccio anche qui. Ringrazio personalmente tutti gli amici di S4C New York, guidati da Yelena Futeran e Grace Roth. Vorrei citarli tutti…Carla, Gaia, Rod, Angel, Galina, Matteo etc etc ma non ci sarebbe spazio. E grazie infinite a Carla Ciatto per il bellissimo visual design della mostra e a Serafino Rescina, infaticabile Ufficio Stampa di S4C.

Nel giro di pochissime settimane si è sviluppata una bella sinergia creativa tra l’Italia e New York. Credetemi, sembrava di lavorare tutti intorno allo stesso tavolo.

Solo…non esiste alcun tavolo. S4C non ha un ‘ufficio’, non ha una sede, un luogo di ritrovo.  Ormai è chiaro che si tratta di un ‘non luogo’.

Ricordate a scuola le lezioni di matematica e geometria? Quelle formulette e definizioni delle figure che iniziavano con ‘la circonferenza è il luogo dei punti geometrici equidistanti da…’ etc etc

Beh, S4C è il non-luogo degli occhi sensibili e dei cervelli creativi che con Internet raccontano storie senza confini.

Standing ovation per S4C New York (e se siete da quelle parti, andate alla mostra, è bella)

Applausi a tutti

Antonio Amendola

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4C4C in New York City

4C4C sounds nice. 4 Continents 4 Change is the title of  Shoot4Change first exhibition in New York. The first outside of Italy.

Before dawn, earlier today, I received this text message from New York:

‘I’m sorry for the time, the opening was a big success. Many People and a beautiful setting’

(this is how it all started, remember Yelena?)

It’s nice to wake up with a message like this.

 Lately I’ve thanked them every time and everywhere; but I do it here, too, once again. Thanks to all S4C NYC friends (coordinated by Yelena Futeran and Grace Roth). I’d like to mention all..Carla, Rod, Angel, Gaia, Matteo, Galina…but they are too many. Guys, you know who you are Thank You!

And a big big thanks to Carla Ciatto for the beautiful visual design of the exhibition and to Serafino Rescina for the great S4C Press Office. Guys, you rock!

What really surprised (but only to a certain extent, because I know those guys by now) is that within very few weeks we  managed to work all around the same table in Rome and New York.

Only, there is no Table.

S4C does not have an ‘office’ or a phisycal Head Quarter, not even a place where we usually get together on a regular basis. Yet…maybe we do not need it.

Now it’s clear that S4C is a ‘no place’ made of sensible eyes and strong will people…all united by the intention of bringing back to light hidden and forgotten stories.

A standing ovation for S4C New York.

A big applause for all!

Antonio Amendola

 [youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/iZ1OEOVsXcY” width=”300″ height=”300″ autoplay=”1″]4C4C sounds nice. 4 Continents 4 Change is the title of  Shoot4Change first exhibition in New York. The first outside of Italy.

Before dawn, earlier today, I received this text message from New York:

‘I’m sorry for the time, the opening was a big success. Many People and a beautiful setting’

It’s nice to wake up with a message like this.

 Lately I’ve thanked them every time and everywhere; but I do it here, too, once again. Thanks to all S4C NYC friends (coordinated by Yelena Futeran and Grace Roth). I’d like to mention all..Carla, Rod, Angel, Gaia, Matteo, Galina…but they are too many. Guys, you know who you are Thank You!

And a big big thanks to Carla Ciatto for the beautiful visual design of the exhibition and to Serafino Rescina for the great S4C Press Office. Guys, you rock!

What really surprised (but only to a certain extent, because I know those guys by now) is that within very few weeks we  managed to work all around the same table in Rome and New York.

Only, there is no Table.

S4C does not have an ‘office’ or a phisycal Head Quarter, not even a place where we usually get together on a regular basis. Yet…maybe we do not need it.

Now it’s clear that S4C is a ‘no place’ made of sensible eyes and strong will people…all united by the intention of bringing back to light hidden and forgotten stories.

A standing ovation for S4C New York.

A big applause for all!

Antonio Amendola

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