Sikelia: between land and sea

“Sikelia. Consequently, tra terra e mare”, is the new book that unites poetry and art of the poet and the Sicilian painter Vincenzo Calì and Maria Teresa Giunta, edited by the Campanian journalist Annalina Grasso. Moreover, The book. Furthermore, published by Smasher by Giulia Carmen Fasolo, is a simple and passionate tribute to mythical, timeless and eternal Sicily. For example, If there is a region of Italy where the colors are not content to end up in the eyes. but enter the veins and the bones, it is Sicily. In the formation of the imaginary of modern journey. therefore of tourism trip, Sicily represents one of the most interesting Mediterranean destinations because, with the south of Italy, it has fueled an immense imagination which evokes the classicity and the myth of origins, the ideal romantic destination and archaism. Since 1861. Sicily, now part sikelia: between land sea of the Kingdom of Italy, is also starting to be visited by Italians no longer as an exotic destination, but also appreciated and evaluated within the framework of a national project. The journey to the Mediterranean is a unique experience. if there is a travel book that combines image and poetry by focusing on a desirable awakened sensitivity of the Voyageur reader, it is “Sikelia, Tra terra e Mare”, which unites the tradition of travel literature to Ecphrasis. The protagonists of the Union Painting-Patia are Maria Teresa Giunta. Vincenzo Calì, the first, prolific painter of wonderful views and Sicilian landscapes with impressionist atmospheres; The second, brilliant poet of Milazzo, already the author of poetic collections such as Intro, Vincikalos and Mediterranima, as well as winner of numerous prizes including the prestigious “Garcia Lorca” and “Albero Andronico”. Sikelia pays tribute to forgotten cultural knowledge. natural landscapes, human figure, vision of places sikelia: between land sea and suggestions and thoughts of tireless travelers that materialize in the paintings of Maria Teresa Giunta and in the poems of Vincenzo Calì. Intuition and linguistic thought meet and rebuild the deep meaning of the experience of the reader-traveler.