Napoli Explosion – Rio de Janeiro
Polo Cultural Italianorio Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos, 40 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20020-010, Brasile, Rio de JaneiroThe exhibition features 20 medium-format photographic works and an 18-minute video documentary, portraying one of the most powerful collective rituals of the Mediterranean: New Year’s Eve in Naples, when the Neapolitan people—like in an ancient act of exorcism—transform the fear of Mount Vesuvius into a celebration of light, made of hundreds of thousands of fireworks.
“Neapolitans exorcise the fear of the volcano’s eruption by making the entire Gulf of Naples explode with light and color,” says Mario Amura. “Every December 31, I climb Mount Faito with a small crew of friends to witness this collective ritual. From up there, the city turns into an inverted firmament, a cosmic landscape where fireworks become brushstrokes of pure emotion.”
