First week at Unidee 2008, and it continues

First week of Unidee 2008 and first week for me at Cittadellarte. The first impression of the foundation was quite strong. Many people with different backgrounds work in the same space: artists, designers, economists, cooks… the result is quite difficult to describe. This brings a number of different points of view to the table when an issue is discussed which is a unique experience for me.

Residents arrived last week in Biella. Ideas were exchanged. Projects were shared

During the week the residents began to get to know each other and explore Cittadellarte, where they will live and work until October. There were introductions by the Cittadellarte staff on their work and the unique structure of the organization. Many doors were opened and the possibility of collaborations have begun. Michelangelo Pistoletto met at length with the residents and discussed the founding principles of the talked to the girls and boys of Unidee going deeper in his history and in the history of the Foundation

The residents showed their past works, the projects they had elaborated and they want to develop. But it was not just about their projects. They expressed interests in building connections, in starting a collaborative work to be continued after the experience at Unidee.

Francesco