▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Sol igo ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Rome ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁City ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Saint ▁Vincent . ▁C . ▁V ival di ▁mentioned ▁the ▁artist ▁in ▁the ▁B ola ff i ▁catalog ue ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁as ▁follows : ▁” I ▁have ▁pleasure ▁in ▁present ing ▁a ▁young ▁artist ▁from ▁Cal ab ria ▁who , ▁though ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁town , ▁fits ▁perfectly ▁into ▁the ▁main stream ▁of ▁international ▁culture . ▁This ▁is ▁an ▁artist ▁with ▁a ▁sure ▁future .” ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁exhibition ▁entitled ▁“ 5 ▁m osa ici ▁per ▁ 5 ▁artist i ”, ▁together ▁with ▁Mario ▁Sch if ano , ▁M af onso , ▁Par res ▁and ▁T ano ▁F esta . ▁During ▁the ▁‘ 8 0 s ▁and ▁‘ 9 0 s ▁theatre ▁co operation ▁intens ified ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁install ations , ▁sets ▁and ▁cost umes ▁design . ▁ ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁“ P ieg ature ” ▁ ▁The ▁fol ded ▁paint ings ▁were ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁after ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁T omm aso ▁Tr ini ▁who ▁wrote : ▁” I ▁remember ▁that ▁when ▁I ▁visited ▁the ▁T aur ian ova ▁work shop , ▁during ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁exhibition ▁at ▁Mess ina , ▁Ber ling eri ▁was ▁still ▁deb ating ▁the ▁puzz lement ▁of ▁his ▁supp or ters , ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁convinced ▁that ▁“ th ose ▁objects ” ▁were