The ex Scatolifico Corsonna – the cardboard factory in Castelvecchio Pascoli which closed in 2011 with the loss of 89 jobs and was then taken over by Idrotherm 2000 three years later, had been earmarked for an art event for more than a decade by a group of artists in Barga.
Not actually the factory itself but the long bare block wall surrounding the factory which lent itself to maybe an interesting site for possible murals.
The years passed and apart from the odd graffiti nothing was ever finalised – that is up until March 2021 when the Talking Wall opened up for there for first time to the public.
200 metres of wall containing 48 works of art from 8 artists all inspired by Barga (article here)
Durante, Fabrizio Da Prato, Giorgia Madiai, Keane, Kerry Bell, Stefano Tommasi, Caterina Salvi – more images here
This week there is a change of medium and artists working on the wall with the use of spray paint now taking over.
Alessandro Stefani talking (in Italian) about the construction of the Talking Wall in Barga
