Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Little by little, we discover Armando's fascination with oxidation. It seems to have started by looking at advertising billboards.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Armando tells us how the designs he is fascinated by come to be. It all has to do with billboards, and how they are marked up, torn, and over time, oxidized. The oxidation process is fascinating.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Armando begins describing the structure of his book, and talks about how he envisions a kind of journey, beginning in the far reaches of the universe, down to the tiny details of a flower.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In this segment, describing chapters 3 - 6, we can imagine storms, volcanoes, oceans, and mountains in Armando's photographs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In chapter. 7, Armando describes how, to him, his images represent vegetation, woodlands, trees, and flowers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Not only are Armando's photographs reminiscent of the universe and nature — they also recall other works of art from history.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Armando talks about how the works of Duchamp influenced his work and that of so many contemporary artists. The choice of a unique exhibition hall played a part, as well.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Gestures are part of body language, and we all know that Italians are particularly famous for communicating with their hands. Arianna shows us how to "speak" Italian without words.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Arianna gives us more insights on the gestures used by Italians in everyday life, and talks about what body language can reveal about a person.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Arianna, born and raised in Italy, has recently moved to London where she has found a job and is trying to adapt to the English way of life. It's not always easy though...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika interviews Arianna Manetti, the professional voice-over artist and dubber who narrates the fairy tales featured on Yabla.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika and Arianna discuss the Erasmus Program, a student exchange program that was founded in the late 1980s. It allows European university students to study at other EU country universities. The program is named after the Dutch humanist, Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Arianna tells us about her months of study in Potsdam and how beneficial the Erasmus experience was for her.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika and Arianna discuss their favorite book genres, authors, and why they like to read.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Lucano
Antonio is in Praia a Mare and talks to us about the cult of the Madonna della Grotta (Madonna of the Cave), patron saint of the city. The cult began in 1900, and every year in August the statue of the Madonna is carried in a procession, where many of the faithful take part.
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