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ANATOMY OF PERSISTENCE by Massimiliano Camellini and Benedetta Incerti

Curiosities and mysteries from an extraordinary laboratory – A meeting with Michele
Guaschino – Notorius Cinelibreria – Notorius Cinelibreria – Reggio Emilia

May 9, 2026, 5:30 PM

Michele Guaschino, special effects artist and founder of Mutazioni Studio, will lead a
journey into the world of anatomical creation for entertainment, art, and science, exploring
curiosities and mysteries.

ANATOMY OF PERSISTENCE by Massimiliano Camellini and Benedetta Incerti

“Impossible” Interview with the Author of Frankenstein – Notorius Cinelibreria – Notorius Cinelibreria – Reggio Emilia

May 16, 2026, 5:30 PM

An “impossible” interview with Mary Shelley, in conversation with Massimiliano Camellini regarding the origins of Frankenstein, moving between desecrated cemeteries and
anatomy lecture halls. Science & obsession with bodies. (Featuring Alessandra Donelli).

past

December, 2 2022 – Mobility & Humanities –presentation of the photography project “a ribbon and a prayer” to the attendees of the Master Mobility and Humanities (MOHU) – Padua
October 7, 2021 – Ecdysis (Economics of mutation), within the exhibition by Alice Padovani at Galleria Amy-d Arte Spazio in Milan, curated by Livia Savorelli, photographic contribution by Massimiliano Camellini related to the Deimatico project.
May 25, 2019 – Beyond the water (Lòt Bò Dlo) – Presentation Binario 49 with a literary musical reading curated by maestro Luca Savazzi (piano) and Graziella Ferracù (reciting voice).
March 20, 2019 – Libreria Chourmo, an independent bookstore in Parma dedicated to travel and sea literature, book presentation Beyond the water with Andrea Tinterri + musical reading.
January 31, 2019 – 6:00 PM, the time is over: presentation of the volume with Carla Gutermann, industrial historian, Manuela De Leonardis, curator, and Riccardo Lorenzino, publisher, at the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin.
May 9, 2018 – The Laboratory of Obsession – Officine Arti Audiovisive (Parma): presentation of the project between photography and cinema with the participation of Andrea Tinterri, photography critic, and Michele Guaschino, SFX Artist.
April 14–15, 2018 – J Book Show – Cork Photo Festival 2018, Al di là dell’acqua selected among the best 70 volumes in Europe edited in 2017.
September 7, 2017 – Conference “La gente di mare tra passato e futuro” with the participation of historian Prof. Luca Lo Basso, at the MuseoTeatro Commenda di Prè, during Massimiliano Camellini’s exhibition Al di là dell’acqua.
January 27–29, 2017 – Rendez-Vous pour l’Image, in Strasbourg, France, selects for its Photobook show the volume “6:00 PM, the time is over” by Massimiliano Camellini.
January 19, 2017 – “Photography of an oxymoron” is the title of the convivial evening presenting some combined projects by Massimiliano Camellini at the Lions Club of Modena Estense.
September 3, 2016 – Presentation talk at Wopart Art Fair, Lugano (CH), titled Floating Town, between Giovanni Marinelli and Massimiliano Camellini, moderated by critics and curators Gaia Conti and Andrea Tinterri.
May 21, 2016 – On the occasion of the double solo exhibition “Il tempo della strada”, by Massimiliano Camellini and Marco Borciani, at the Galleria San Francesco in Reggio Emilia, as part of FE 2016, an evening meeting with local authors and poets in the context of “Arte & Poesia.”
January 27, 2016 – RPS Journal of Contemporary Photography dedicates cover and special issue to the project “Il laboratorio dell’ossessione, dalla scienza al sogno” by Massimiliano Camellini.
September 19, 2015 – Presentation of the volume “6:00 PM, the time is over” with chief editor Riccardo Lorenzino (Hapax Editions) in Formigine (MO) during the exhibition of the project at Magazzini San Pietro.
December 12, 2014 – Colloquium “Editions Paul-Martial,” preview to the press and to the French curators of the exhibition “La suite du temps” at MAMC, Museo di arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Saint’Etienne (France).
September 13, 2014 – Italian Nostalgia – Artists Talk during the homonymous exhibition at the Museo della Fotografia in Seoul, with a presentation of the artist’s career.
October 16, 2013 – Fotografia d’Autore: gli sguardi, le storie, le ricerche, a book published and presented in Busto Arsizio (VA) by AFI, Archivio Fotografico Italiano, also includes a section on Massimiliano Camellini.
April 10, 2013 – The Arago Portal is launched, an online portal of French photography museums, with online visibility of Massimiliano Camellini’s works acquired over the years by their permanent collections.
December 3, 2010 – “Experiences of creation,” meeting and talk with special effects creative Danilo del Monte as part of the exhibition Il laboratorio dell’ossessione, dalla scienza al sogno, in Rome, at Mandeep, photography and beyond.
February 18, 2009, Gallery Arte Giappone, Milan: during the exhibition Duel, lecture titled “In Japan: duel between the old and the new,” by Floriano Terrano.