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Walls Talk

Walls

Walls

Italy. A land full of art treasures. An unrivalled cultural heritage. Temples, churches, castles, sculptures, paintings, frescoes. And then there are the hidden treasures. Walls, for example. Walls in all their forms, as if made by nature, works of abstract art. Pure beauty. Marked by the passage of time. Coloured by the hand of man.

Graffiti

Graffiti

Italian walls often attract graffiti. Sometimes garish, questionable creations, sometimes fascinating, poetic, minor works of art by anonymous or less anonymous ‘writers’, as they are called in Italy. In graffiti and street art they express their love, hatred, rage, despair, outrage, irony, protest… or their own views on art.

Calligraffiti

Calligraffiti

"Walls Talk" is a confrontation between walls and words. 55 words are supplied by 55 people who have a special bond with the Italian language: writers, poets, translators, journalists, teachers, artists. Words dear to the hearts of these word-givers, words that say something about Italy… or about themselves. Their words are then given shape by yet other writers, 55 calligraphers from 13 countries who, in their age-old yet still innovative art, give a voice to these walls. In this way each wall tells its own story. 55 walls, from Genoa to Palermo. 55 words, from "addiopizzo" to "viandanza". 55 unique calligraffiti.