Love and Vital Momentum, from Florence to Paris

Florence, capital of the Renaissance, we are in the complex of the Basilica of San Lorenzo; Paris, the essence of modern European culture, from the Place de la Madeleine to the Hôtel de Crillon: two monumental exhibition itineraries in which Maestro Andrea Roggi confronts the architecture and volumes of the city through the significant lens of his creations. A journey that is only apparently formal that catapults the viewer into a dreamlike and archetypal dimension.

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The “Fochi di San Giovanni”

It was customary for the eve of St. John to celebrate and light bonfires of or brooms in the city, in the squares and in the countryside and on the hills around the city to celebrate the summer solstice. They were the ‘fires of rejoicing’ which, recalling their pagan origins, attributed sacredness to light. Of that ancient pagan heritage, Florence has preserved the tradition of fires, organized today by the Society of St. John the Baptist with the contribution of the CR Firenze Foundation and the collaboration of the Municipality of Florence.

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