PRIVATE VIEW

Ettore Favini’s project begins with the process
of discovery, knowledge and vision of the natural landscape in connection with the urban one,
a dialogue between the Arno and the city of Gallarate. The artists designed a route along
the course of the waterway that crosses the city; a walk that is accessible through a map and
a collection of portable chairs, which can be collected freely in various parts of the city. With
a map and a chair, people can follow the course of the river, discover views and risk perspectives chosen by the artist and add their own personal Private view. In the museum, an installation element records the geographic shape of the Arno and, as a result, the entire pathway. The work is also characterised by a mirrored surface which ampli es the idea at the base of the whole work, the interaction and appropriation of the river itself by the public.