Watch back the live stream from ROME , an Art Dialogue at the Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome – KNIR Elisa Pesapane interview with Prof. dr. Susanna de Beer (Director of Ancient Studies and Classical Receptions at KNIR) about the practices and genesis of her work, the interaction between art and scholarship, and the inspiration drawn from Italy’s historical and contemporary inhabitants.
Part of the work-in-progress was also on display.
During my residency at the KNIR (2025-26), I am working towards an exhibition ‘Odysseus and the Drowned and the Saved’, which will be on display at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden from 11 June to 1 November 2026. Just like my homonymous publication, this exhibition is inspired by Etruscan art, classical narratives and life experience, and combines drawing, literature and material heritage.
What fantastic questions Susanna had prepared for me, I also loved the questions from the audience. They all picked out aspects of my book that I did not expect
