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Dressing Up Spring
an art installation created by young visionaries
todos os públicos
“Dressing Up Spring” commemorates World Puppetry Day, World Theater Day, and celebrates the arrival of spring.
We have created this event, in the form of an art installation, in the gardens of both venues. It will consist of displaying the final works created by the community, coloring the trees and dressing them in vibrant hues, bringing life to the gardens and our city, and thus welcoming spring. This installation will rely on the support of the public, who will help us dress these trees.
This is not an end point; rather, it is a starting point.
Let’s color our gardens!
Let’s dress up for spring!
The environment that surrounds us is inspiring, a source of dialogue between public space and art. Thus, artistic installations integrate urban and rural spaces, whether through events and initiatives, or informally, presenting themselves to everyone. Art can and should be present outside galleries and exhibition spaces, there too, but not only there. Whether through guest artists or intergenerational community programs, the installation of art in public spaces is a statement. Art is important in our daily lives, whether in harmony or as a confrontation of ideas and concepts that encourage us to reflect. And suddenly, while walking, the individual finds themselves in front of the work, the installation, breaking the routine through art. And so thoughts, reflections, or the simple aesthetic contemplation of something that arises unexpectedly are instigated, placing the individual's mind in a place of artistic reality.
