Mar 2, 2016
Perception of new things in the ancient In Italy there is a great fear of new things. What scares are the new things that are and make news, quickly becoming synonyms of bad administration and threat to cultural heritage. Instead, the new architectural works that are silently accepted are restorations and renovations that slowly, little by little, change and “update” the ancient. Are historical centres, as we perceive them today, the models for commercial outlets, or is it the contrary? We are, paradoxically, going through an age in which the ancient is revived, brought back to life and placed in opposition to new things in an illusory and damaging reconstruction of the past.