00:00A book is a moment. I book is a trace.
00:02I book is a testimony.
00:07The title Present TENSE
00:09It reflects the process of creativity for an artist.
00:12In this book I think the choice is to present as many artists,
00:16contemporary artists
00:17Bringing a variety and a diversity of
00:19art creation
00:21of approach to art,
00:22and also
00:23Different materiality to the art that they are developing in the region.
00:30We wanted to demonstrate the intense creativity of
00:36the artist of the region the contemporary artists younger artists.
00:39The main point of this book is the idea of contemporary legacy but also visibility.
00:46What I want people to see if they open this book in 20 years is for them to see
00:51where the Region was where the artists of the region were 20 years ago and seeing
00:59Building something absolutely incredible that looks almost as the first steps of an incredible
01:07and powerful cultural dynamism and artistic dynamism of the region, that will be confirmed
01:1220 years ago.
