GOD IS GREEN IV EDITION
THE FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FUTURE CONCEIVED BY MANIFATTURA TABACCHI
15-21 SEPTEMBER 2021
//curated by Manifattura Tabacchi
and NAM – Not A Museum
Free entry, via delle Cascine 35
The talks will take place in the Giardino della Ciminiera.
In case of rain, the talks will take place at B8.
To access the events it is necessary to show the green pass or a negative Covid test dating back 48 hours.
God Is Green returns from the 15th to the 21st of September: the festival dedicated to sustainability and the future, conceived by Manifattura Tabacchi and produced by Nam – Not a Museum.
The fourth edition of God Is Green is guided by the theme of ecology as a new form of thought and the relationship between natural and social ecosystems. The program of meetings brings to light strategies and observations that have emerged from the projects carried out by the artists of SUPERBLAST. They will in fact participate in a series of talks together with thinkers and scholars of the industrial and the artistic world.
In addition to the talks: SUPERBLAST exhibition opening; a photographic exhibition curated by Publiacqua; the finissage of Botanica Temporanea; a conference on the future of tourism in Florence, a workshop for children and a flower market.
THE PROGRAMME
Wednesday 15 September
Talk | 18:30-19:15
“Relations and landscapes. Art as a tool to restore the connection between collective space and production plants.” with Matteo Vallauri (President of AIAPP TUM), Emanuela Ferretti (Professor of History of Architecture – University of Florence), Martina Angelotti (curator). Moderated by Arch. Chiara Masini (Publiacqua).
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How can the community reclaim spaces occupied by water production plants? These structures represent extraordinary examples of industrial architecture and are tangible signs of the history of the territory. A multi-faceted conversation on possible interventions and approaches to be taken to bridge the gap between public art and landscape planning.
Exhibition | 19:30
Inauguration, in the presence of the photographic exhibition “La Città Nascosta. I luoghi e la storia dell’acquedotto di Firenze Capitale” by Davide Virdis, produced by Publiacqua.
The exhibition will be open until October 13, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 17:00 to 21:00. (admission is free and reservation is not required).
“When shooting photographs, my intention is not to limit myself to attaining a formal image, typical of architectural documentation. I encourage and display a greater emotional involvement, whereby the atmosphere and the perceptual experience of the observer are relevant. This is a conscious choice I make, eschewing a rigid representation of architectural details.”
Davide Virdis, architect and photographer.
Thursday 16 September
SUPERBLAST Talk | 18:30-19:15
“The paradox of sustainable energy: between mobility and public space” with Violette Maillard (artist), Giovanni Ferrara (Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Florence), Oliviero Fiorenzi (artist), Alessandro Bianchini (Researcher at the Department of Energy Engineering of the University of Florence). Moderated by Andrea Zanni (popularizer).
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How to imagine a future of transition to electricity? What implications does the use of renewable energy have in everyday life in the context of transport and interventions in public space? A conversation aimed at discovering the possibilities of both coexistence and transition from hydrocarbons to electricity.
SUPERBLAST Exhibition Opening | 19:30-00:00
SUPERBLAST Exhibition opens to the public, the exhibition presenting the work of the six winning artists of the international competition – Edoardo Aruta, Antonio Obregon Bermúdez, Federica Di Pietrantonio, Iper-collettivo, Oliviero Fiorenzi, Violette Maillard.
The exhibition can be visited until 18th September from 10:00 to 00:00.
SUPERBLAST EXHIBITION
Friday 17 September
SUPERBLAST Exhibition | 10:00-00:00
From 5:00 to to 6:00 pm, and from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, the curator Caterina Taurelli Salimbeni and the artists will give a guided tour to the SUPERBLAST exhibition.
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Io Voglio Spazio | IT.A.CÀ National Festival Conference | 16:00-18:00
curated by Associazione dei Desideri
IT.A.CÀ National Festival, the first Florentine edition of the Festival sul Turismo Responsabile. The inaugural conference of the Festival will take place at Manifattura Tabacchi hall and will focus on the future of tourism in Florence and the enhancement of the outskirts of the city as new centers of tourist attraction. The conference, titled “I want space”, will include 4 thematic tables in which 4 people of national importance will participate in the following areas: institutions, urban regeneration and storytelling, arts and literature and media.
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Grand Grand Tour | 18:30-20:30
Afterwards, speakers, participants and the public will be able to attend the “Grand Grand Tour” event: 4 Grand Tours created in collaboration with Manifattura Tabacchi will be proposed for the first time simultaneously starting from Manifattura towards the 4 areas: San Jacopino, Novoli, Cascine and Isolotto.
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SUPERBLAST Talk | 18:30-19:15
“Decolonizing narration and representation: towards new imaginaries” with Antonio Bermúdez Obregón (artist), Erica Petrillo (independent curator and writer), Edoardo Aruta (artist), Pietro Gaglianò (art critic) and Ilaria Gadenz (producer).
Is there a link between subject, matter and imagination? How much does the representation of history and of the natural landscape affect our way of perceiving the unfolding of events of the present? The talk deals with the archive as a permeable space and it is a way of joining together the layering of historical facts and their projection into the future.
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Book presentation | 18:30-19:30
Presentation of the book “Immaginazione Civica. L’energia delle comunità dentro la politica” with the author Michele d’Alena, Cecilia Del Re (City Counselor Environment – Comune di Firenze), Alfredo Esposito (Head of the Strategic Planning and Program Implementation Office – Comune di Firenze) and Ezio Manzini (Architect).
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In every town and neighbourhood, there are people who take care of our cities. They desire something different from how we presently view and experience these shared spaces, envisioning the potential they have to offer residents and visitors. This book tells the stories of these enterprising citizens. It narrates the history of the Ufficio Immaginazione Civica di Bologna which lends its support to the people who are increasingly active in caring for their neighborhoods, empowering them to form networks and transform communities. This kind of participation in public affairs differs greatly from that dictated by traditional politics. Thanks to private associations, committees and ad hoc initiatives, the energy of individuals who care about their community is brought to the foreground. These grassroots initiatives are a creative force that can gather the necessary momentum to enact meaningful change.
Saturday 18 September
SUPERBLAST Exhibition | 10:00-00:00
From 5:00 to to 6:00 pm, and from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, the curator Caterina Taurelli Salimbeni and the artists will give a guided tour to the SUPERBLAST exhibition.
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Flower Market | 10:00-19:00
SUPERBLAST Talk | 18:30-19:15″
The construction of the landscape: between real, ideal and virtual” with IPER-collettivo (artist), Federica Di Pietrantonio (artist), Daniela Cotimbo (art historian and curator), Eleonora Giannini (PhD student in Landscape Architecture). Moderated by Anna Lambertini (Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Florence).
What are the ideal and concrete margins for the construction of the landscape in the overcrowded universe of metropolises and the web? Are there uninhabited places today? What implications does the overlap between real and virtual dimensions have on the concept of home? An exploration of the landscape in relation to architecture and contemporary art.
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Green BioScience – Workshop for Children (from 6 to 11 years) curated by Sandra Gualtieri (Dritto and Rovescio Association) and Eleonora Lallo (Scienza in Fabula) | 10: 00-13: 00 and 15: 00-19: 00
Green BioScience is a design workshop that deals with scientific formats and non-formal education for teaching.
Initiative with the support of the Fondazione CR Firenze.
Reservations are closed.
Sunday 19 September
Flower Market | 10:00-19:00
Botanica Temporanea Finissage | Talk with Antonio Perazzi (Landscape designer and founder of Studio Perazzi), Laura Bianchi (journalist and co-founder of GURĪN) and Cristina Manfredi (journalist and co-founder of GURĪN).
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During the past few months, through the lens of Botanica Temporanea, we have explored many different themes: from the practice of caring for the landscape to the importance of gardens in urban regeneration initiatives. The exhibit, workshops, and talks have allowed us to observe plants’ intrinsic ability to rehabilitate spaces in tandem with human efforts.
As the Botanic Temporanea experience comes to a close on Sunday, 19 September, Antonio Perazzi and the journalists will reflect upon the project’s journey and will launch the idea behind the Botanica Temporanea manifesto.
Green BioScience – Workshop for Children (from 6 to 11 years) curated by Sandra Gualtieri (Dritto and Rovescio Association) and Eleonora Lallo (Scienza in Fabula) | 10: 00-13: 00 and 15: 00-19: 00
Green BioScience is a design workshop that deals with scientific formats and non-formal education for teaching.
Initiative with the support of the Fondazione CR Firenze.
You can book upon arrival.
Tuesday 21 September
Talk | 11:30
“Parco delle Cascine, the maintenance of parks and gardens” with Antonio Perazzi ((Landscape designer and founder of Studio Perazzi), Mario Bencivenni (historian) and Paolo Bassetti (Technical Assistant, Curator of the Giardino della Botanica Superiore of the Boboli Gardens).
Cascine is the most important public and historical park in the city of Florence. Public park since 1865, together with the surrounding avenues on the river banks and Viale dei Colli, they became the fulcrum of the first urban green system of the contemporary city and have been appointed as monuments with historical, artistic and environmental value. As a result, they are subject to what prescribed in the Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape. A place where every maintenance, conservation, or restoration operation must take into account the preservation of all its elements at the same time. Today these areas have cultural, public, botanical and social functions, representing one the greatest challenges of the city of Florence.
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