Maria Rosa Castiglione (Genoa), has been living and working in Syracuse since 2008. Graduated at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen, she has collaborated with Büro für Gestaltung Baumann und Baumann, The Smithsonian Institute of Washington and the Soprintendenza ai Beni Culturali di Siracusa. Her projects have been selected for international shows like the 10th International Poster Triennial in Toyama. www.mariarosacastiglione.it

associated museum: Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi, Syracuse 123

A publicity poster for this Syracuse museum that portrays one of its most spectacular works: the Landolina Venus (la Venere Anadiomene, 2nd Century A.D.), as though she were emerging from behind the curtain in a darkened theatre or from a sea of foam.