Not exact matches
If cinema tends to use nature as a tool for a character's
self -
discovery, these are examples of a growing tendency for nature to be
depicted as something more powerful than the protagonist: less Robinson Crusoe and more Moby - Dick.
Massimiliano Gioni introduced the choice of theme evoking the Italo - American
self - taught artist Marino Auriti who «on November 16, 1955 filed a design with the US Patent office
depicting his Palazzo Enciclopedico (The Encyclopedic Palace), an imaginary museum that was meant to house all worldly knowledge, bringing together the greatest
discoveries of the human race, from the wheel to the satellite.
The title was chosen by curator Massimiliano Gioni, who presented this year's theme by evoking the Italo - American
self - taught artist Marino Auriti who «on November 16, 1955 filed a design with the US Patent office
depicting his Palazzo Enciclopedico (The Encyclopedic Palace), an imaginary museum that was meant to house all worldly knowledge, bringing together the greatest
discoveries of the human race, from the wheel to the satellite.