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Italian Fires from Matteo Capobianco: “Border light: istruzioni per abitare il margine”

Italian Fires from Matteo Capobianco: “Border light: istruzioni per abitare il margine”

July 20, 2022

“U marauasce” – “Border Light”

The original fires of historical St. Joseph celebrations in Italy neatly coincided with pagan rituals of burning bonfires at the Spring equinox. It was a perfect act of marketing from both that caused both Catholics and heathen to join the dances and songs honoring the heat and the flames reaching high into night skies. In another hybrid activity of sorts, we find a former graffiti writer crossing into a new field to pay homage to his graffiti and Italian roots; employing professional graphic display skills to re-activate a public space.

Matteo Capobianco aka Ufocinque. Creative Living Lab – 3rd Edition. Associazione Culturale Antonio Giordano. Santa Croce di Magliano, Italy. (photo courtesy of ACAG)

Designer and scenographer Matteo Capobianco (aka UfoCinque) lights the municipality of Santa Croce di Magliano with this new flaming installation called “U marauasce” to recall the majestic fires lit over centuries at the feast of St. Joseph, the original caretaker of Jesus.

Foregoing the traditional olive trees and vines from the countryside typically used in fire-making, Capobianco conjures the tall licking flames by cutting plastic sheets and playing with light shining through the negative space.

Matteo Capobianco aka Ufocinque. Creative Living Lab – 3rd Edition. Associazione Culturale Antonio Giordano. Santa Croce di Magliano, Italy. (photo courtesy of ACAG)

The organizers say that as the winning submission for the “Creative Living Lab – 3rd edition” public notice, this fire is part of a more considerable effort to revitalize the municipality. As you can see from the photos, this is a legal installation done with the community’s involvement in the courtyard of the former elementary school. It is yet another way that artists can use urban interventions to alter public space and provoke/evoke discussion, memories, emotions, and historical events.

Matteo Capobianco aka Ufocinque. Creative Living Lab – 3rd Edition. Associazione Culturale Antonio Giordano. Santa Croce di Magliano, Italy. (photo courtesy of ACAG)
Matteo Capobianco aka Ufocinque. Creative Living Lab – 3rd Edition. Associazione Culturale Antonio Giordano. Santa Croce di Magliano, Italy. (photo courtesy of ACAG)
Matteo Capobianco aka Ufocinque. Creative Living Lab – 3rd Edition. Associazione Culturale Antonio Giordano. Santa Croce di Magliano, Italy. (photo courtesy of ACAG)
Matteo Capobianco aka Ufocinque. Creative Living Lab – 3rd Edition. Associazione Culturale Antonio Giordano. Santa Croce di Magliano, Italy. (photo courtesy of ACAG)
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Hitnes at Boombarstick: Street Art in Croatia

July 11, 2013

50 points awarded for the name: Boombarstick !

Also, baby goats in your promo video melts even the meanest graff writers heart, so another 25 points for that. (see adorable video below)

In fact, if you look through all the walls and materials and listen to the voices of the organizers, you find a serious consideration of humor as a force for creativity, so we’re pretty close to a perfect score of 100 with this original and inviting concept for a city Street Art festival.

Mercifully, the art is also good.

Hitnes. Boombarstick. Vodnjan, Croatia. (photo © Swen Serbic)

All things considered, this ZERO edition (not 1st) of the Croatian festival that features a solid selection of international (mostly European) Street Artists along with local and regional musicians was very successful. The city is called Vodnjan/Dignano situated in the peninsula and county of Istria. It prides itself on its multicultural patrimony and the festival was meant to convey the artistic and cultural point of view that it has. Says Marco Contardi, one of the volunteer organizers, “The festival stands as a link between Istria and Europe, encouraging a reciprocal fruitful connection.”

Hitnes. Detail. Boombarstick. Vodnjan, Croatia. (photo © Swen Serbic)

So we’ll be bringing you some exclusive images of the pieces that Street Artists completed during Boombarstick. The first here is by Rome’s Hitnes, who completed this flight of imagination among the strong and well worn roots of the old city. He uses aerosol, brush, pencils, and whatever else brings out the detail in his alternate reality, which often meditates on the animal kingdom and a sense of magic.

Look forward in coming days to new exclusive photos of the completed pieces on BSA from some of the participants in this unique festival who include Franco Manzin, Phlegm, OKO, Sam3, Giorgio Bartocci, Hitnes, Eme, Ufocinque, Interesni Kazki, NeSpoon, Miron Milic, and Liqen.

Hitnes. Boombarstick. Vodnjan, Croatia. (photo © Swen Serbic)

 

Click HERE for more information about Boombarstick.

 

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