The Prophet Room - Tribute to Pier Paolo Pasolini (1995)
It’s Antonio Presti’s tribute to Pier Paolo Pasolini, his works, his prophecies, his life. The guest enters into the room through a door not to be opened, but knocked down. On the door a prophetic poem written by Pasolini is inscribed. A text revealing its great modernity of offended and violated values. After treading on the inscription, the guest goes through a long corridor and right after a labyrinth, find the great Yemenite room, kneaded with straw and mud. The room is inspired by the “Flower of the Arabian Nights”. The same poem from the main door is written in Arabic along the walls and delimits the space. The large bed brings our mind back to a powerful image (Andrea Mantegna’s “Christ Deposition”) and enhances the strong sacredness of the place. The large window offers the guest the great director’s cinematographic experience. In fact, an extraordinary vision was here obtained, where cosmos is the absolute protagonist. Under the great window, symbolically, it was placed the sand from Ostia hydroport – Pasolini’s murder place. Here there is no inscription at all, and we do not care about the murderer’s name. This way, in the realization of the bath, Antonio Presti wants to assert our belonging to the system, our potential being either murderers or prophets. On the bath door, a wonderful poem written by Dario Bellezza exalts all the great love for his friend Pier Paolo. The roof is covered by pipes and ventilators, creating a car-was atmosphere. A place where our bodies are washed and centrifuged, just like the car which crushed Pasolini’s body. An accusation space to be used to reflect,and to mature the conscience. One night to spend with strong emotions and abandonment.
Antonio Presti |
Adele Cambria |
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