La luce in tasca

Context 
The project is part of the Bergamo Brescia Capital of Culture 2023 program and was developed in collaboration with the Pasquale Agazzi Institute to highlight the pedagogical experience of the Agazzi sisters in the Brescia context and to emphasize the contemporary relevance of some of their central philosophical principles. The project was presented in October 2023 during the Festival of Education.

Intervention 
The artwork consists of a series of three hand-bent neon lights, placed in various locations significant to the lives and work of the Agazzi sisters, including the school where they served. The inauguration featured a series of performances, including contemporary dance, reinterpreted Agazzian songs, and poetry readings.

Side notes
For the first time, a figurative element is introduced in the DMAV neon works. This process is inspired by the “trinkets,” the small objects cherished in the Agazzi sisters’ philosophy. In homage to this beautiful image of “truth in children’s pockets,” a button has been incorporated into one of the neon pieces, along with the stylized figure of a child.