An Evening in a Castle

Seven of my friends have been working hard all semester on a site specific installation and last night was the opening. About two hours out of Rome by road is a castle in the medieval town Genazzano.

Making bouquets on the busAlex, the snail, was part of the bunch

Brendan, Dorion's brother, partner in crime

Castello, Genazzano

Max and Everett

Dorion transformed an incredible room full of frescoes into an animation

The artist and his family

Grant and Marlene

Their installation really pushed the idea of space. From the bedroom of voices a string ran out the window to a swing set at the bottom. It felt like the idea exploded from the room.

Team Juciy: Mike, Emily, Liam and Ben

These photos from the Cenci were taken in February when the idea was still being sketched out

The final result

This window in the room let in air

aria is air in Italian

We were all really excited for this evening.

How often do you get to attend your friends' opening in a castle in Italy???

Dorion and Alex

Mike, Emily, Liam, Ben and Lois!

Che bella Emily!

A wide variety of people attended from artists to local townspeople

Emily and Mike

Liam with Bruna Esposito, the woman who opened this opportunity to RISD EHP students

What is an opening without a refreshment table
No, really

The bus ride back was a riot but good, good fun