Stockholm born, Florence based ETNA created this poplar tree to rather levitate on a wall in Mantova, Italy recently.
Etnik for Without Frontiers Festival in Mantova, Italy. June 2017. (photo © Livio Ninni)
The 90s graffiti writer who now often participates in mural festivals says he chose this geometric abstraction to represent the poplar tree because of its historical connection to this host city and because of the undeniable intertwined associations he also has with the architecture that these trees often frame.
Part of the “Without Frontiers’ project that ran June 19-24 and was curated by Simona Gavioli and Giulia Giliberti of Caravan Setup Gallery in Bologna, the mural project includes work by artists Elbi Elem, Panem et Circenses, Zedz, and Corn79.
Etnik for Without Frontiers Festival in Mantova, Italy. June 2017. (photo © Livio Ninni)
Etnik for Without Frontiers Festival in Mantova, Italy. June 2017. (photo © Livio Ninni)
Etnik for Without Frontiers Festival in Mantova, Italy. June 2017. (photo © Livio Ninni)
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