The Fort of Punta Corbin, in collaboration with the MeVe (Veneto Memorial of the Great War), presents in the spaces dedicated to the officers' mess “Spirit and Body - Faith and Nutrition in War,” an exhibition to reflect on how faith and nutrition can be important keys to understanding conflicts throughout history.
On one hand, faith and religion are presented as drivers of change, integration, and social belonging; the spiritual aspects, the theme of propaganda, and the role of religion in justifying and sanctifying war, in guiding political choices, and in assisting civilian and military populations during and after conflict are explored.
On the other hand, nutrition, a primary physiological need for human life, is linked to the physical survival of the individual but also reflects a multitude of cultural, social, and symbolic aspects and is strongly connected to the events of human history. Nutrition is indeed connected to rights, identity, survival, economic and social development of communities, diversity of consumption, and distribution processes.
The exhibition “Spirit and Body,” which was displayed at the museum of Montebelluna last year, has arrived at Fort Corbin thanks to a new collaboration born within the emerging “network of forts” promoted by the Veneto Region.
