There are two Italian songs that everybody knows: O Sole Mio and Bella Ciao, the latter being an anthem of resistance against Italian fascism and German nazism.
This makes it a fitting title for a cultural program around the festa della liberazione, the anniversary of Italy’s liberation on 25 April 1945.
This year, the city of Stradella, which lies somewhat south of Milan, has decided to stage an international exhibition of mail art during the event.
The opening of the mostra di arte postale is on 25 April at 11 a.m. The show which is curated by Claudio Gavina closes on 5 May.
Gerald’s photo of the red rose behind the wire fence uses the symbol of the democratic left in Italy.
Stamattina mi sono alzato,
oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Stamattina mi sono alzato,
e ho trovato l’invasor.
Oh partigiano, portami via,
oh bella, ciao (…)
Oh partigiano, portami via,
ché mi sento di morir.
E se io muoio da partigiano,
oh bella, ciao (…)
E se io muoio da partigiano,
tu mi devi seppellir.
Seppellire lassù in montagna,
oh bella, ciao (…)
Seppellire lassù in montagna,
sotto l’ombra di un bel fior.
Tutte le genti che passeranno,
oh bella, ciao (…)
Tutte le genti che passeranno,
mi diranno “Che bel fior!”
Participants
AUSTRIA: Gerald Jatzek; BELGIUM: Luc Fierens, Miche-Art-Universalis; BIELORUSSIA: Irina Novikova; BRAZIL: Roberto Keppler, Marcia Rosenberger; CROATIA: Juraj Janke; DANMARK: Paul Poclage; FRANCE: Herve Alexandre, Eric Bendison, Chistiane Carrè, CLPA, Virginia Loreau, Alexa Oana; GERMANY: Lutz Anders, Michael Georg Bregel, Joachim Bucholz, Uwe Hofig, Tom Riebe, Lars Schumacher, Susanne Schumacher, Hans Jurgen Steiner; GREECE: Maria Chorianopoulou; HUNGARY: Peter Abajkovics; JAPAN: Kelichi Namakura; ITALY: Andreina Argiolas, Franco Ballabeni, Vittore Baroni, Mariano Bellarosa, Giorgio Biffi, Anna Boschi, Isabella Branella, Mirta Caccaro, Angelo Caruso, Bruno Cassaglia, Laura Chiarello, Antonio De Marchi-Ghedini, Adolfina De Stefani, Claudio Gavina, Dania Gentili, Federica Grandi, Claudio Grandinetti, Benedetta Jandolo, Serse Luigetti, Ruggero Maggi, Emilio Morandi, Cristiano Pallara, Laura Pintus, Veronique Pozzi, Progetto Metropolis, Psyche Out Fanzine, Ramailart, Viviana Ravelli, Serena Rossi, Roberta Savolini, Roberto Scala, Giovanni & Renata Strada, the Students of the Santachiara School of Stradella, Manlo Zanini; THE NETHERLANDS: Marius De Schaar, Reen Sanderse; ROMANIA: Pantea Andrei Alecsandru; SINGAPORE: Gloria Keh; SPAIN: Sabela Bana, Pedro Bericat, Manuel Xo Blanco, Deadvax, Amelia Arias Glaz, El Taller De Zenon; UK: Kevin & James Gillen, Mary Ann, Alan Turner, Simon Warren; URUGUAY: Maria Victoria Bone’Ramirez; USA: Michelangelo Mayo, Honoria Starbucks
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