The World Is One: 19 Artists Reinterpret Yannis Ritsos’s Italian

"The World Is One" in Trapani: opening and concept

On Friday 17 April 2026 at 19:00 the exhibition The World Is One opens at the Oratorio San Rocco – Contemporary Art Museum in Trapani. Curated by Francesco Piazza with scientific consultancy by Amanda Skamagka (University of Athens), the project draws its title from the second book of Yannis Ritsos’s Italian Triptych.

Curatorial approach

The exhibition departs from Ritsos’s poems (written between 1976 and 1980) and invites artists to traverse the texts rather than illustrate them. Each contribution stems from biographical, symbolic or emotional resonances, producing works that connect word and image to address themes such as memory, landscape, collective disorientation and environmental erosion.

Artists

• Roberto Amoroso
• Paolo Assenza
• Marco Bettio
• Gianluca Capozzi
• Tiziana Cera Rosco
• Nicola Console
• Luca Coser
• Alessandro Di Giugno
• Giorgio Distefano
• Giovanni Gaggia
• Filippo La Vaccara
• Andrea Mangione
• Simone Meneghello
• Stefania Orrù
• Alessandro Saturno
• Alessandro Signorino
• Milena Sgambato
• Cécile Donata Soupama
• Samantha Torrisi

Where and when

Venue: Oratorio San Rocco – Contemporary Art Museum, Trapani.

Opening: 17 April 2026, 19:00. Exhibition period: until 10 October 2026.

Production, sustainability and patronage

The exhibition is produced with Marabù Eventi e Servizi (Palermo), which has adopted recyclable cardboard and other renewable materials for the display, emphasising an environmentally conscious approach to installation. The project is supported by the Greek Embassy in Italy and the Orestiadi Foundation of Gibellina, in collaboration with the Oratorio San Rocco and Galleria Nomadartcollective.

Practical information

For visiting hours, bookings and further details please consult the museum’s official channels or contact the organisers. The show is recommended for audiences interested in contemporary art, poetic translation into visual forms and research on landscape and cultural memory.