Four hundred years on, Giovan Battista Marino returns to speak to the present through an immersive exhibition that reveals his astonishing relevance today. Purché tiri al favoloso Giovan Battista Marino tra mito, metamorfosi e meraviglia is not a literary exhibition in the traditional sense, but an experience that brings word, image, space and technology into dialogue to portray the Baroque as a language of complexity and wonder.
The exhibition itinerary, developed as part of EAR – Enacting Artistic Research and curated by Professor Dalma Frascarelli and PhD student Floriana Boni, explores Marino’s thought as a creative mechanism based on ekphrasis, metamorphosis and the construction of sensory worlds. A practice that, when reinterpreted today, anticipates some of the dynamics inherent in generative artificial intelligence: the ability to evoke images, link together visions, and construct narratives based on linguistic input.
Thanks to an immersive installation and the use of advanced technologies, the public is invited to enter Marino’s “ideal gallery” and, through a virtual reality application, to cross the threshold of his private chamber, a symbolic space of creation. The exhibition demonstrates how artistic research can become a tool for reinterpreting heritage, transforming the history of literature into a contemporary and accessible experience.
In this sense, the exhibition highlights the astonishingly forward-looking nature of Giovan Battista Marino’s thought. His practice of ekphrasis and the “ideal gallery”, based on the word as a generator of images, now appears to prefigure the prompting mechanisms of generative artificial intelligence. Purché tiri al favoloso Giovan Battista Marino tra mito, metamorfosi e meraviglia presents Marino not only as a central figure of the Baroque period, but also as an author capable of speaking to the present, offering a contemporary interpretation of the relationship between language, imagination and technology.
Visitor information
20 and 21 February, 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
23 February – 7 March, Monday to Friday 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm; Saturday 10:30 am – 6:30 pm or by appointment at d.frascarelli@abaroma.it and f.boni@abaroma.it.
Four hundred years later, Giovan Battista Marino speaks once again to the present through an immersive exhibition that reveals his astonishing contemporaneity. Purché tiri al favoloso Giovan Battista Marino tra mito, metamorfosi e meraviglia is not a literary exhibition in the traditional sense, but an experience that brings together word, image, space and technology to present the Baroque as a language of complexity and wonder.
The exhibition itinerary, developed within the framework of EAR – Enacting Artistic Research and curated by Professor Dalma Frascarelli and doctoral researcher Floriana Boni, explores Marino’s thought as a creative device grounded in ekphrasis, metamorphosis, and the construction of sensory worlds. Reinterpreted today, this practice anticipates certain dynamics typical of generative artificial intelligence: the ability to evoke images, link visions and construct narratives from linguistic inputs.
Through an immersive setup and the use of advanced technologies, visitors are invited to enter Marino’s “ideal gallery” and, by means of a virtual reality application, cross the threshold of his private study, a symbolic space of creation. The exhibition demonstrates how artistic research can become a tool for reinterpreting cultural heritage, transforming literary history into a contemporary and accessible experience.
In this sense, the exhibition highlights the surprisingly forward-looking nature of Giovan Battista Marino’s thought. His practice of ekphrasis and the “ideal gallery”, based on the word as a generator of images, appears today as a prefiguration of the prompting mechanisms typical of generative artificial intelligence. Purché tiri al favoloso Giovan Battista Marino tra mito, metamorfosi e meraviglia presents Marino not only as a central figure of the Baroque, but as an author capable of speaking to the present, offering a contemporary key to understanding the relationship between language, imagination and technology.
Visitor information
20 and 21 February, 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
23 February – 7 March, Monday to Friday 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., or by appointment at d.frascarelli@abaroma.it and f.boni@abaroma.it.