ARONA
ARONA
WATER
From September 6 to 8, 2024 Details is present in Arona for the Theatre City Festival.
In December 2023, Luca Petruzzelli called me on the phone to invite me to the festival with the show All in a Suitcase.
We had not met or spoken before, but the feeling immediate is like that of chatting with an old friend, with whom you share dreams, enthusiasm and passions.
So almost as a joke we start talking about Details and the possibility of bringing it to the festival in a “shortened” version.
A few months later we traveled with Pīnar to Arona for an inspection and to get to know the Festival staff…and we immediately joined the big ACT family, where in addition to a contract for “All in Suitcases” and “Details” they also offered to find us a home to move into!!!!
Arona is a beautiful town on Lake Maggiore, the water and energy of the lake
normally are more stagnant…but here everything seems to flow fast and the energy that water brings is perhaps more comparable to that of a river.
WATER will definitely be the leading theme of the Details#5 Arona project.
Arona is also a city with a great history behind it, and its walls “speak” as we says Angelo Poletti, a local history enthusiast with whom we have the good fortune to chat.
Absolutely the peeling walls of Arona are among the most interesting that so far we have ever encountered, and with Pīnar we are ecstatic as we walk the streets of the center, discovering what these “spots” have to tell us.
LOCAL ARTISTS
Unlike usual, for the realization of Details in Arona we were not fixed in Residence for 7 days, but we made timely inspections.
In hindsight. we are sorry about this choice: the fact that we do not live intensely the process of creation in the same place did not allow us to fully experience and discover the 1000 details that this City offers!
Luke-perhaps for a continuation in 2025?
We are ready.
That said, we are delighted with the work we have done, we have been inspired by what the spots communicated to us by enriching this with Angelo Poletti’s stories and legends By Francesca D’amato.
So here are stories of fishermen, fish, birds, dragons and customs.
Stories of lived life enriched with “reveries” that the mysteries of Water brings with if.
But the most incredible thing for us was the good fortune to know and be able to collaborate with Of INCREDIBLE local artists.
We entered the sound and color-filled studio of Nicola Pankoff, we saw the “archaeological findings” of John Magnoli (Fresh), the Danilo Bergaglio’s (Ilo) adorable …stupid and highly intelligent “amusements,” the great bravura and humanity of Grazio Rinelli, and we listened and read the words of Edoardo Mosiewich.
Entrusting some “local spots” to them and seeing how enthusiastically these great artists collaborated and played with us was truly a great experience that we will carry with us for a long time!
Arona is not only Water and Lake, but inside – in its heart – it quivers with artists and artisans exceptional and of a mutually supportive community.
And maybe even putting up with each other ahahahah!!!
Thank you Arona, Thank you Luca!
PATH IN AUTONOMY
See the 13 simple rules to follow during urban exploration.
Dear explorers, dear explorers welcome and welcome to the Details #Arona “WATER” route created for the Arona City Theater Festival. By placing the cursor over each point you will be able to consult the rules for walking the route correctly.
Enjoy your exploration!
If you enjoyed the experience, follow us on social channels related to @details .
Don’t stop exploring, and at the end of all our going we will return to the starting point and know that place for the first time.
Four Quartets – T. S. Eliot.
DEPARTURE
Start the route from No. 1 and continue to the end.
RESPECT
Respect the community you are exploring, whether it is public or private property.
INTERPRET
Before framing the Qr Code try your own interpretation of the stain.
If you are with amicihe or family members, do this exercise as a group.
POINT OF VIEW.
Look at the stain up close and from a distance.
Change the point of view!
SCAN THE QR
Scan the Qr code with your internet-connected phone or tablet and look at the drawing.
Slide the cursor over the image with your finger to view the drawing.
ENJOY THE DETAILS
After looking at the design as a whole you can pinch the image to enlarge it.
Take the time to enjoy all the details.
Look without judging.
CONFRONT
Compare the drawing with the stain again by moving the cursor up and down.
This can also be done with the enlarged image.
CONTINUE
When you feel satisfied proceed to the next spot.
If you do not have a paper map help yourself by opening the map link found in the relevant route on the website.
STORIES
Pay attention to the micro and macro stories around you.
LOOK UP
Occasionally look up, if there are beautiful clouds pause to look at them!
THE OBSTACLE.
Along the way you will encounter "an obstacle" -- a mistake.
Will you be able to face it and solve it?
REINVENE
Along the way you will encounter many other peeling walls, if you have time and desire have fun reinventing them.
FOCUS
Along the way try to stay focused on this activity and try not to talk about ...soccer, cars, video games, shopping, food (...).
THE PATH.
FOLLOWING THE IMAGES VIEWED ALONG THE ROUTE Details aD ARONA: WATER!!!
By clicking on the image the work will be opened in full screen you can view the imperfection of the wall before and after the artistic intervention.
Click on the image to view full screen before and after.
Child playing with boat
Let’s start this Details #Arona trip just like this: let’s embark with imagination and let imagination play…like a child would.
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Coot
One of the first things that will catch your attention, in addition to the scenery, will surely be the many birds that can be seen immersed in the water, while perched on the banks or while flying just above the lake.
Here, one of these is definitely the Coot, a very easy bird to recognize that is characterized by its completely black plumage, white beak and a white spot on its forehead, called a frontal shield.
Coots are excellent swimmers and it is not uncommon to see them fighting with each other producing splashes of water and making very loud noises.
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The Big Bull
Edward Mosiewich
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Purification
Edward Mosiewich
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The sign catcher
Edward Mosiewich
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Man on mattress
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Fish
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Postcard
Think of the first person who comes to mind right now, what would you write?
Actually write a postcard to this person or simply send them a message.
DO IT!!!!
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Don't go
Edward Mosiewich
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Fisherman with net
Sometimes with ethical methods, many times not.
Anticogallo, in Arona, means talking about an institution.
Born in 1861, the same year Italy was unified, it was initially a tavern with stabling.
It has been for over a hundred and fifty years the crossroads of commercial traffic, the place where political disputes related to local history took place, or simply a convivial gathering place.
Lean inside and ask what the catch of the day is.
DO IT!!!!!!!
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For all the little fish
The manual dexterity he inherited from his grandfather Michele, combined with the search for new forms allows him to create sculptures and other works; despite never having attended academies.
Grazio is an inventor of castles in the air, writer and illustrator of short stories.
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The legend of the magic cave
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I lost the Trident
Drawing created by local artist Grazio Rinelli.
The manual dexterity he inherited from his grandfather Michele, combined with the search for new forms, allows him to create sculptures and other works; despite never having attended academies.
Grazio is an inventor of castles in the air, writer and illustrator of short stories.
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Old Gradisca Restaurant
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The dream of lovers
Edward Mosiewich
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Ice Cream
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Swimming
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Theater Without Borders
In this drawing you can see the departure of the alien performers… but looking at the other spots on the wall to the side here you can yourself imagine… their performance.
Drawing made by ILO and CLER.
Danilo Bergaglio ” ILO ” In old age he stumbled into the art world and fell in.
He uses acrylic paints and reclaimed materials such as embroidery, textiles, wool and leather scraps to depict moments of hilarity and irony, supplementing them with written comments.
He has created a new artistic current by the name ” Out of Canvas ” to identify all those subjects that cannot fit into their assigned size.
The studio is in downtown Arona with a rocking horse and a small exhibition space named ” A Regola d’Arte “.
And present on Instagram at the address : DAN.ILO.ARTE Chiara Milano ” CLER ” Graduated in 2018 from the Liceo Artistico P.Candiani in Busto Arsizio, she enrolled at the School of Comics in Milan, where she attended the three-year course.
She currently divides her time between small collaborations in comics and illustration.
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Tench
It prefers muddy or vegetation-covered bottoms.
It also survives in oxygen-poor environments.
In winter it does not feed, moving the bare minimum, partially burying itself in the slime of muddy bottoms.
It is a fish with prized flesh, prey for both sport and non-sport fishermen.
The flavor is greatly influenced by the environment in which it lives.
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Lake Minor
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Phoenix in the bath
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4 October 1868
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Herring Gull
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Turtle
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AUF – Ad Usum Fabricae
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AUF ... 2
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The Good Tourist
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Royal Tarot
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The Pearl
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WE GIVE THE NUMBERS ON THE ROUTE!
Below are some data characterizing the route taken in Arona.