A flower can be much more than a symbol of beauty. It can tell of power, hold the memory of an empire, become a tool of propaganda or testify to the wounds left by colonialism and humanity on the environment.
With Flower Power, Ilaria Maria Sala, one of the most authoritative Italian voices dedicated to contemporary Asia, guides the audience on a fascinating journey through gardens, landscapes, and plant symbols that tell the story of an entire continent.
From the cherry blossoms of Japan to the rubber trees of Malaysia, from the botanical gardens of Singapore to the lost spaces of the Forbidden City, each location becomes a key to understanding the relationship between nature, national identity, ideologies, and political transformations.
Through her perspective as a writer and journalist, developed over nearly forty years of life in Asia, Sala offers an original reflection on the Anthropocene and how humans shape, exploit, and reinterpret the landscape.
An event that unites history, geopolitics, ecology, and culture, inviting the audience to observe the world from an unusual perspective, where every garden holds a story that can also speak of our present.
