AION: An eternal thread, illusive but evergreen
An initiative by Salvatore Ambrosino of L’Arte Nascosta to support the conservation of timeless art in Florence
“My journey in the world of artisanship began with a camera in hand. Fascinated by the artisans themselves, the beautiful things they created and the ancient techniques they employed to create them, I would spend my free time and vacations meeting with and photographing artisans in their workshops. Before long, invisible threads that connect these artisans to the cultural and historic contexts they work in became apartment to me. Exploring this connection through my lens and sharing it with a broader audience became my mission through L’Arte Nascosta, and later AION Tours.”
“It has been 10 years since this photographic journey began, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have partnered with the Florence-based Festival Il Magnifico to organize a photography exhibit that will feature some of the images I’ve captured along the way.”
THE EXHIBIT
“AION: an eternal thread, obscure but evergreen” is a photography exhibit composed of a curated selection of photographs made by Salvatore Ambrosino of L’Arte Nascosta to shed light on the eternal thread – illusive, but evergreen – that connects our contemporary world to the antiquity of our roots.
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According to Salvatore:
“I chose to curate this exhibit as a tribute to all those talents in the world of High Italian Artisanship that I believe - despite the innumerable technological advances of the modern world – remain the only adequate resource available to give shape (and therefore life and voice) to human expression. It is thanks to the artistic sensibility of Master Artisans that we manage to convey complex ideas symbolically. It is thanks to their skill that we manage to give these ideas elegant shape in beauty and harmony. It is thanks to their artistic mastery that evergreen reflections and considerations about the human condition manage to transcend the limitations of chronological time to communicate in eternity.
In short, it is thanks to artisans that we manage to see the past in color.”
THE GOAL
To further our mission of reawakening the inner patron of the arts that lies dormant within us all, L’Arte Nascosta has chosen to donate proceeds of this limited-time sale to Opera di Santa Croce in Florence to contribute to its ongoing efforts to preserve and restore the priceless works of sacred art preserved in the Basilica di Santa Croce.
EXHIBIT DATE
Florence, Italy
November 5 – 10, 2025
Harry’s Bar at Sina Villa Medici
Via il Prato, 42
New York, NY
Details coming soon
THE SALE
Starting on November 5, a Limited Edition run of 3 copies of each photograph will be available for sale alongside a 1-of-1 Collector’s Edition print framed in an antique frame sourced in Florence and restored by local artisans.
For both Limited and Collector’s Edition prints, patrons may choose between two pledge options depending on how large they would like their donation to be.
All proceeds of the sale will be donated directly to Opera di Santa Croce.
