Not A Playground

A serie of installations is spread around the Royal palace and its garden, the installation titled : Animali A Corte: Vite Mai Viste.

Various art installation of animals made in different materials are placed inside and outside of the Royal palace, includingin the royal garden which is free acess to the public.

One of the installation is these giant snails in the garden.

On the first few days, there was not warning signs about no touching of the exhibition pieces and of course no climbing on top and no riding of the snails.

Then, some people took them as if they are in the children playground, not only allowing their children to ride the snails, the parents too took turns to sit on the snails.

The result is, after just a few days of the exhibition, one of the snail was broken and needed repair.

 

Warning signs are then placed near the exhibited pieces....

 

Location : Giardini reali

Urban Colors And The Xian warriors

The art installaion was setup in the courtyard of the University of Torino, it was created specially for the university.

It is a reflection on the theme of color in urban life and how color can change the perception of spaces and places. 

 In this specific case, the intervention is on a severe architecture, historically characterized by architectural aspects of great charm. The intervention of Zhang Hongmei, therefore, aims, while respecting the pre-existing architectural aspects, to give a new interpretation to this place with the inclusion of elements, colored, derived from the Chinese tradition. The mix, between the decorative taste, of the Chinese architectural tradition, fits thus, in the frame of a place, by the great Sabauda tradition.  

The columns of the majestic courtyard, clad by Zhang Hongmei of colorful inlays, made even more suggestive, a place, already beautifully characterized, and highlighting in an extraordinary way the splendid perspective of the colonnade.  

The installation curated and organized by Vincenzo Sanfo and by Prof. Stafutti Stafutti of the Confucius Institute of Turin, in collaboration with the University of Turin, Shandong Provincial Department of Culture, Diffusion Italy International Group and Shandong Zaimei Cultural, avails itself of the patronage of the city of Turin.