These intense portraits, previously shown abroad at prestigious cultural centers, are being exhibited for the first time in the artist's hometown. They offer a powerful glimpse into contemporary identity through the faces of leaders, artists, and personalities who have shaped our time. Celebrities such as Barack Obama, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Dario Fo, Rita Levi Montalcini, the Dalai Lama, Jody Williams, Derek Walcott, Michelangelo Antonioni, Philippe Daverio, and many others are reflected in the faces of emperors, philosophers, and mythological figures: each pairing creates a bridge between eras, constructing a narrative through analogy that is both intimate and collective.

In a deeply evocative visual narrative, the photographs taken by Maniscalchi throughout his international career are juxtaposed with ancient marble busts, in a thoughtful and meaningful juxtaposition. The goal is not only aesthetic, but profoundly cultural: to question what it means, today, to "be remembered," how the languages of power and image are changing, and how the portrait, yesterday carved in marble, today imprinted in photography, continues to speak a universal language.