New Delhi, 20 December 2024: The Italian Culture Institute of New Delhi (IIC) , in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) , proudly presents “Objects between the lines”, an exhibition curated by Andrea Anastasio, Director of the IIC, and Domitilla Dardi, historian and design curator.
Scheduled to open from 22 December 2024 to February 2025 at KNMA, Noida, this unique showcase explores the deep connection between literary texts and everyday objects, shedding light on how objects in literature transcend their roles as mere background details to become central characters in unfolding narratives.
The exhibition, conceived by Dardi, focuses on objects described in literature that either emerge as inventions—products of the vivid imaginations of writers who inadvertently become “designers”—or as everyday items that define the atmosphere of a story with remarkable precision, often surpassing descriptive language in their evocative power. In some cases, the…
