Caracalla. Le Terme allo specchio / Narciso. La fotografia allo specchio

In keeping with the installation of an evocative pool reflecting the majestic vestiges of the Baths of Caracalla, the catalogue of the exhibition, presented from 15 May to 3 November 2024, recounts, in the age of the selfie, the variations of a myth, that of Narcissus, in contemporary photography.

“The ancient myth of Narcissus embodied all the reasons for the fascination and horror that people have always felt for mirrors… all the metaphors that photography contains, the fatal invention of our time, according to Alberto Savinio. Fatal and ambiguous.” (Ferdinando Scianna)