Where Italy Sleeps - Learning from Asmara

In the early twentieth century, Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, was considered a paradise for Italian colonial architects. In 2017 (a long time from the end of the Italian presence in the Eritrean territories) the city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This event narrative subjectivity.

In the early twentieth century, Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, was considered a paradise for Italian colonial architects. In 2017 (a long time from the end of the Italian presence in the Eritrean territories) the city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This event was sized as an opportunity to reflect upon the role of conservation and the portrayal of colonial heritage, and to develop methods to investigate the connection between the colonial past and its present manifestations, by offering a chance to envision our future in the light of the past.
The docu-essay develops as a path through a process of deconstruction of biases, misconceptions that see their origin in Italian national identity.
While the immersive technologies used can create the illusion of objectivity, the documentary essay emphasizes the inevitability of photographic and narrative subjectivity.
was sized as an opportunity to reflect upon the role of conservation, the portrayal and celebration of colonial heritage, and to develop methods to investigate the connection between the colonial past and its present manifestations.
While the immersive technologies used can create the illusion of objectivity, the documentary essay emphasizes the inevitability of photographic and narrative subjectivity.