Not just the presentation of books but a myriad of events (from exhibitions to screenings to shows) which animated the historic center of Lamezia Terme for an entire week. Trame, the festival of books on the mafia, closed its 15th edition last night with a more than positive outcome; the event recorded the presence of hundreds of very high-level guests including representatives of politics, the judiciary and the police. And, again, very famous writers and artists.
The theme of the festival “Land and freedom” offered the public an updated picture of contemporary mafias, wars and the new challenges of democracy: a complete and detailed extract on the national and international historical, socio-cultural and geopolitical context in which we live. Among the events of the last day was the presentation of the latest book by judge Nicola Gratteri, the current prosecutor of Naples, which gave rise to a broad reflection on Italian justice and the mafias that have extended their hegemony on a global level. There will also be space for the journalist Diego Bianchi (Zoro) of Propaganda Live to talk about information and the transformations of contemporary Italy.
The festival closed with the screening of the film “All the Evil of the World” on the tragic death of the young Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, tortured and killed in Egypt. Regeni, a “secular martyr” is to be considered a universal symbol of the search for truth and the defense of human rights.
This year, Trame.15 gave great importance to the exhibitions: about ten exhibition itineraries that ranged from Oliviero Toscani’s photographic itinerary in Corleone, “With Toscani – Corleone in the world” to Mauro Biani’s cartoons inspired by information workers killed while carrying out their service. The comic images of “And he smiles at me…” paid homage to Giancarlo Siani, a journalist victim of the Camorra. With “Spina”, the photographer Mario Spada gave his particular vision of Naples, a city of a thousand souls. The rooms of the Lametino Archaeological Museum hosted the exhibition “Seeing Democracy – The legacy of the ancient between classical testimonies and contemporary creations”, a tribute for the 80th anniversary of the Constituent Assembly (1946-2026).
Nuccio Iovene, president of the Trame Foundation, defined the just concluded edition as a record edition: 160 guests, 73 events, ten exhibition itineraries, many event venues spread across the entire territory. «All this – underlined Iovene – would not have been possible without the commitment of all the collaborators of the Foundation and the group of volunteers who this year also broke the attendance record, as well as the attendance from the rest of the region and from other Italian cities».
The artistic director Giovanni Tizian declared: «The festival has its own solid identity and must continue to tell the stories of those who resisted and resist the mafia’s excessive power. With different languages, from books to exhibitions to music, we have narrated the different forms of struggle against the mafia, poverty, for the defense of rights and democracy. The success of Trame.15 establishes the festival as one of the most important and well-organised cultural events in our country.”
