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Vera Uberti2024Multimedia Artist
Project
Perunfilo, granpa Gildo's game
Year
2007
Location
Biella
About the project

Game
Postcards with images of landscapes
The city
Interaction / participation / involvement / collaboration of the public
Action: creating the ideal city through cards with images that make up the environment
Transformation of social and daily habits
Activation of the imagination / development of fantasy
Questioning and reflecting on the concept and forms of the IDEAL CITY: if it exists and how we can build it
Investigation and observation of the human psyche and behavior
Participation of art in the process of building a better world
Collaboration and participation / involvement of guest artists

Perunfilo, Nonno Gildo’s game is a board game made up of cards with images of urban and/or natural landscapes such as mountains, rivers, seas, clubs, markets, churches, parks, etc. The game consists of inviting people to build their ideal city on the board, choosing cards from the deck.
The proposal investigates and provokes the participant to reflect on their own needs, desires and projections of the city.

Credits

Unidee – Università delle Idee
Fondazione Ermenegildo Zegna

Thanks

Valentina Vetturi
Emanuela Ascari
Carlo Missio

Ringraziamenti

Laura Zegna
Accademia Santa Giulia
Rotary Club Brescia
Paolo Mestriner

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