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per WHEN WE DREAM WE ARE ALL CREATORS_ Horti Sallustiani, Roma

WHEN WE DREAM WE ARE ALL CREATORS

An immersive art exhibition inspired by “The Bush” project by Diego Buongiorno

“When We Dream We Are All Creators”—a title that echoes Diego Buongiorno’s belief that to dream is to represent, and whoever represents creates like an artist—arrives in Rome on September 16, hosted in the extraordinary setting of the Horti Sallustiani, built in the 1st century BC. The exhibition marks the third chapter of Buongiorno’s concept album The Bush: a contemporary fable told through 25 musical tracks composed, arranged, and produced by the Italian–Icelandic artist.

At the heart of the project lies the story of a woman who, dreaming herself as a child, crosses a forest woven with danger, beauty, and transformation. The exhibition expands this narrative into a hybrid form between concert, visual installation, and cinematic experience—a dialogue between the conscious and the irrational, between classical architecture and experimental sound.

Rolling Stone Italia has described The Bush as “a unique labour of love hosting international musicians”, including Jo Hamilton, Tanya Tagaq, The Irrepressibles, Dorian Wood, Eivor, Amiina, Clare and the Reasons, Sabina Sciubba, Little Red Lung, Craig Walker, Hogni Egilsson, and with contributions from leading sound engineers Mandy Parnelland Addi 800.

Foto Greta De Lazzaris

A constellation of collaborators

The exhibition brings together artists, photographers, and filmmakers who have contributed to the sonic and visual identity of The Bush. Among them:Aela Labbé, Kirsty Mitchell, Jacqueline Roberts, Nicol Vizioli, Helen Warner, Fabrizio Cestari, Brando De Sica, Ivan Maria Friedman, Matteo Linguiti, Veronica Mengoli, Thor Saevarsson & Harpa Einarsdottir Ziska, Andrea Sisson, Henry Jun Wah Lee, Richard Wakefield.

At the entrance, an holographic prologue features the voice of Carolina Crescentini as Freyja, guiding visitors into the dreamlike narrative. Inside the venue, Tea Falco appears as Ava, the fable’s protagonist.

Key installations

Several original artworks have been conceived for this Rome edition:

• Zaelia Bishop: branch bed and butterfly assemblages

• Nina Viviana Cangialosi: ten narrative vitrines

• Micaela Lattanzio: a site-specific installation made of 4000 paper fragments, expanding her trademark exploration of the body-as-fragment and generating a sandcloud-like molecular constellation

• Davide Dormino with watercolors by Luca Cruz Salvati

• Gaia Grossi (Betelgeuse Studio) with the lamp “Ava”

• Studio Octopus (Edmondo Angelelli) with holographic content and videomapping

• Leonardo Cruciano’s special effects, including a monumental pulsating heart

• Costumes curated by Massimo Cantini Parrini with Tirelli Costumi

• Lighting design by Daniele Davino

  
  

The musical suite

The premiere (September 16, h.19:30) features a 60-minute musical suite including new compositions such as:“When We Dream We Are All Creators” (with Little Red Lung),“From Early Birds to Night Owls” (with Dorian Wood),“Under the Blood of the Moon” (with Eleonora Betti),“The Psychonaut” (with Galya Bisengalieva and Claudia Pandolfi for the iTunes edit).

Performers include Sara Brajovic, Galya Bisengalieva, Dorian Wood, Eleonora Betti, Claudio Graziano, Sergio Tentella, Cristina Albo, and Hogni Egilsson.A live “transfilmation” by Emiliano Montanari expands the exhibition into a parallel cinematic artwork.

Teasers and trailers for the project have been created by Ivan Maria Friedman, Thor Saevarsson & Harpa Einarsdottir Ziska, and Fabrizio Cestari (with Giulia Bevilacqua). A dedicated EP will be released on iTunes on September 13.

Community and support

Part of the proceeds from artwork sales will be donated to the Naked Heart Foundation, founded by Natalia Vodianova to support children with disabilities.

The aftershow will take place at Salotto42, featuring President Bongo (Stephan Stephensen of GusGus) with tracks from his upcoming solo album Serengeti.

The project is produced by Diego Buongiorno with contributions from Lumen Production, Colavita, Happy Film, Relais Rione Ponte, Francesco Arcanà, Giulia Bighini, Daniele Greco, Gaia Grossi, and Giuseppe Nigri, and supported by Hitachi, Cesare Fazioli, DNA Cultura, Tirelli Costumi, and Tenuta Ambrosini.