In Praise of Penumbra

Guest-edited by Agostino De Rosa, Alessio Bortot and Francesco Bergamo  

Penumbra, from the Latin paene (almost) and umbra (shadow), can be defined as an intermediate zone of transition between light and shadow. Penumbra is therefore that space, both physical and imaginary, where everything is possible: it is the place of the uncanny, where presence and/or absence can produce wonder or horror.

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