From December 19st until February XNUMXth, the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan will host the exhibition entitled Primo Levi's worlds: strenuous clarity.
An exhibition entirely dedicated to the Turin writer, author of numerous novels and direct witness to the horrors of Aushwitz.
The initiative is promoted by the Primo Levi Study Center and the Milan stage follows those of Turin, Fossoli, Ferrara, Cuneo and Liegi.
The worlds of Primo Levi
On the occasion of the release of the new edition of Complete Works, the Milanese museum pays homage to one of the greatest writers of the 900th century.
The exhibition traces all those experiences that characterized Primo Levi's life. From childhood to old age, passing through the experience of deportation during the war. A journey through the writings of the same author, to relive with strenuous clarity his greatest passions, successes and horrors experienced. A path dedicated not only to literature, but also to science. In fact, Primo Levi's worlds are many and are not limited only to his activity as a writer. With the exhibition we will be able to retrace his passion for chemistry and the parenthesis as a scientist. But also the love for the craft shop, the industrial reality and his curiosity towards the other arts.
From chemistry to Auschwitz
In addition to a rich variety of texts, the exhibition includes videos, interviews and images to make the visitor experience even more alive.
The plates of the Japanese artist Yosuke Taki project us on Carbon, the last of the tales of The periodic system. The story of a carbon atom from the dawn of the universe to the birth of life. An extraordinary journey that testifies to Primo Levi's passion for science and writing.
Space also to the parenthesis of Auschwitz, with the section Journey to nowhere / the path home. With an illustrated map we will be able to retrace the journey from the Fossoli field to Poland. It will also be possible, through the fragments of Levi's writings, to relive his return home.
A journey that encompasses not only pain and suffering, but also change and rebirth. And which gave birth to one of the most significant and profound novels of the entire twentieth century: If this is a man.
Here the link of the exhibition
