📍 Embassy & Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Rome
📅 Friday, March 21, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
An Artistic Dialogue Between Diplomacy and Identity
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Rome and Tramandars present DIPLOMACY, a site-specific installation by Edoardo Aruta, curated by Christian Taranto, with texts by Gianluca Sensale. The event reinterprets the role of art in diplomatic relations, using artistic language to explore the intersection between geopolitical narratives, cultural identity, and symbolic space.
This one-night exhibition, hosted within the diplomatic quarters of the Afghan Embassy, invites visitors to engage in a visual and conceptual reflection on boundaries, political discourse, and representation.
About the Exhibition
DIPLOMACY examines the embassy as a liminal space—a territory that is simultaneously inside and outside the nation it represents. Much like a body, it serves as a point of connection and separation, embodying both territorial presence and symbolic distance.
Edoardo Aruta’s work delves into the historical and ideological role of embassies, considering how they curate national identity through art, culture, and representation. The installation revisits diplomatic artifacts, visual archives, and symbolic gestures, reinterpreting their role in contemporary discourse.
Through mixed-media installations, archival materials, and sculptural elements, DIPLOMACY challenges the way politics, negotiation, and power structures shape narratives within institutional settings.
A Multi-Layered Experience
Alongside the exhibition, visitors will have the opportunity to experience Afghan culture through:
Exclusive access to the Embassy & Mission of Afghanistan
A curated selection of traditional Afghan cuisine
Discussions on the intersection of art, politics, and diplomacy
With the generous support of H.E. Khaled Ahmad Zekriya, this event aims to foster cross-cultural exchange and dialogue.
Key Contributors
Artist: Edoardo Aruta (Rome, 1981)
Curator: Christian Taranto (Tramandars, Collettivo Zero APS)
Texts by: Gianluca Sensale (Collettivo Zero APS, Art Researcher)
Organized by: Tramandars – Art & Cultural Mediation
Graphic Design: Black Spring Graphics | Giovanni Ambrosio
Event Details & RSVP
📅 Date: Friday, March 21, 2025🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Location: Embassy & Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Via Nomentana 120, Rome
📩 RSVP Required: afghanistan.roma@gmail.com | tramandars@gmail.com
This event has limited access—please RSVP at least 24 hours in advance.
Why This Event Matters?
DIPLOMACY isn’t just an exhibition—it’s a critical reflection on how cultural representation, power structures, and visual language intersect in global politics.
Through art, archives, and performative elements, the exhibition invites visitors to question:
Can deterritorialized art challenge geopolitical narratives?
What role does art play in soft power and diplomacy?
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