Finalist of the Broomhill Sculpture Prize

Claudia Borgna

Monday 31 October 2011

THE POP UP CAFE' CHANDELIERS

 MY CONTRIBUTION TO ANDREA'S POP UP CAFE' WAS THE CHANDELIERS. 

ON SPECIAL REQUEST FROM ANDREA I DECORATED THEM WITH WITH MY BAGS AND ADDED LIFE TO THEM WITH ANDREA'S GARDEN SUNFLOWERS WHO WERE DRYING OUT BUT STILL SO POWERFUL!

I USED THE FLOWERS, THE LEAVES AND THE STEMS TO EXTEND FROM MY PLASTIC BAGS, MIXING LIFE AND DEATH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL WORLDS.

THIS FINAL FRIDAY AT MONTALVO WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY AND UNIQUE TRIUMPH OF DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES ALL COMING TOGETHER FOR THIS ONE EVENT CELEBRATION: A JOINT EFFORT OF MANY, MANY FORCES AND OF MANY PEOPLE'S HARD WORK MIRACULOUSLY  ORCHESTRATED INTO WHAT I WOULD CALL A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PROJECT COMPOSED BY VOLUNTEERS, ARTISTS, EMPLOYES AND SO ON.





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