pandemic — Blog — Emily Trace

The Van Gogh Exhibit's Composer and Cinematopgrapher Weigh In

After months as one of the only shows in town, Massimiliano Siccardi’s celebrated Immersive Van Gogh experience will soon be paired with Route 66, a new short film from the same creative trio. Though a stylistic departure from ‘our Vincent’ as they affectionately refer to the exhibit, art director Vittorio Guidotti and composer Luca Longobardi expand on how both pieces are conceptually shaped by how the global shutdown required artists to turn inwards and explore cities of the interior.

Interview, ProfessionalEmily TraceFebruary 14, 2021Luca Longobardi, lighthouse immersive, smart magazine, Massimiliano Siccardi, Vittorio Guidotti, Vincent Van Gogh, van goh exhibit, pandemic

Interview with Judith John of the Royal Ontario Museum

“Yes, these are really grim days. But when I come into the ROM I am both awed and heartened to realize that civilizations have survived a lot.” In the year of living covidly, the Royal Ontario Museum might be the only Toronto venue cavernous enough to make social distancing relatively simple. Judith John, Vice President of Marketing & Engagement for the ROM Governors, joined me to discuss the powerful role of museums in a year like 2020, how staying relevant is the duty of a museum, and the importance of contextualizing unsavoury parts of history. From meditations on colonialism to meditation classes in the Atrium, Judith shares the significant spectrum of resources that the ROM has to offer an ailing public.

Interview, ProfessionalEmily TraceDecember 4, 2020ROM, royal ontario museum, judith john, interview, covid19, covid, pandemic