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The LIGHT BODIES from LAMPEDUSA
Venice was always one of the historical stages of the world, ideal scenery for innovatory masters, mainly in these times during the Biennale.
As the world changes and the masters of the struggle for the survival are the artists of contemporary life, art can turn into a mean of expression for the Africans who arrive in Lampedusa.
This project aims to present these refugees works of Art, irresistible while being contemplated. In principle unwanted in Europe, the work and their creators are contributing to the creation of a transforming platform regarding to the public opinion of the subject.
A democratic gesture, a trace of humanity, a message of light.
IMAGE OF THE WORK:
Bodies of light of great dimensions (between 3 and 4m. of height) float on 10 gondolas in transit on the waters of Venice during the period of the exhibition.
Each body, each sculpture will show with authenticity letters, dreams, necessities and wishes, painted, written and modeled, of people, who cannot go to Venice but the content of their souls can.
EAVING FROM THE INDIVIDUAL TO REACH THE COLLECTIVE
As based on deep respect for individuality the biggest impact of social transformation of the work of these “new” artists, both for the observer and for the participants themselves, takes place when the work becomes “Collective”.
Since a sculpture of a “Light Body” results from the joining of several individual works it can adopt different forms and dimensions in accordance with the intention of the presentation.
Important for the installation of these works in public areas it to take into account the environmental and architectural features as well as the local habits of conviviality. The “presence” of these Bodies supposes to provide a balance between the communication and esthetic needs of the refugees, the general needs of the inhabitants of Venice and the expectations of the visitors of the Biennale.
The plasticity of the works practices an irresistible attraction for the observer due to the factor LIGHT. However at the same time the content is worrying them. In fact the “fascination” exceeds resistances and creates ideal conditions for a confrontation with social, political and cultural subjects in leisure moments, which makes a reflection possible.
The general proposal is to create a healthy cell in the society with the intention of a continuing of it´s proliferation autonomously.
The works will present themselves to the public like the refugees are arriving in Lampedusa: unexpected. This provokes a peace-loving breakage of barriers, which benefits all of us. That is in a philosophical sense what the artist couple considers as “Collective“.
STRUCTURE OF IMPLANT
Initially the project leading couple of artists travels for 2 weeks to Lampedusa and Venice to analyse the working conditions and to develop a more detailed plan of realization and organization. In Lam-pedusa one of the objectives is to gain the final collaboration of the institutions that are already active like Caritas, NGO´s and the mayor herself, who founded a care centre especially for children and adolescents.
These information of local study lead to raise an art-team of 5 to 10 experienced people, volunteers, art-therapists and artists of the Soziale Plastik, so that it is possible to work with the highest number possible of refugees as well as with their respective biographies.
In the sequence a favorable space is necessary to give the work a beginning. It can be a bigger tent, class rooms or a sporting ground. At this stage the support of the local organs is of great importance and therefore the personal contact is the basis for credible transmission.
The whole material needed for the project can be bought in Lampedusa. This makes transport easy and supports the local economy. In case some of the refugees are carpenters, etc. they can help building the wooden frames and fixing the canvas/fiberglass.
The short journey to discover the specific and local circumstances is already the beginning to the practical part, to mark dates for the arrival and the needs of the art-team in Lampedusa and to
arrange visits to the refugees’ fields to explain the objectives of the project and the importance of the participation, which will always be of free will.
The second journey of 8 weeks will be the first period to create the Light Bodies from Lampedusa. This process consists in the awakening of the creativity, each human being carries inside from birth, through the strengthening of the identity itself. To achieve that target the groups of refugees will take turns.
Emotions, thoughts, reports, ideas and dreams of the refugees assume colors and forms, figurative or abstract. When this process is finished, the works follow to Venice.
STRUCTURE OF IMPLANT
Initially the project leading couple of artists travels for 2 weeks to Lampedusa and Venice to analyse the working conditions and to develop a more detailed plan of realization and organization. In Lam-pedusa one of the objectives is to gain the final collaboration of the institutions that are already active like Caritas, NGO´s and the mayor herself, who founded a care centre especially for children and adolescents.
These information of local study lead to raise an art-team of 5 to 10 experienced people, volunteers, art-therapists and artists of the Soziale Plastik, so that it is possible to work with the highest number possible of refugees as well as with their respective biographies.
In the sequence a favorable space is necessary to give the work a beginning. It can be a bigger tent, class rooms or a sporting ground. At this stage the support of the local organs is of great importance and therefore the personal contact is the basis for credible transmission.
The whole material needed for the project can be bought in Lampedusa. This makes transport easy and supports the local economy. In case some of the refugees are carpenters, etc. they can help building the wooden frames and fixing the canvas/fiberglass.
The short journey to discover the specific and local circumstances is already the beginning to the practical part, to mark dates for the arrival and the needs of the art-team in Lampedusa and to
arrange visits to the refugees’ fields to explain the objectives of the project and the importance of the participation, which will always be of free will.
The second journey of 8 weeks will be the first period to create the Light Bodies from Lampedusa. This process consists in the awakening of the creativity, each human being carries inside from birth, through the strengthening of the identity itself. To achieve that target the groups of refugees will take turns.
Emotions, thoughts, reports, ideas and dreams of the refugees assume colors and forms, figurative or abstract. When this process is finished, the works follow to Venice.
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