PPP ParoleParoleParole

Context 
ParoleParoleParole is a public art intervention created by the DMAV Collective in collaboration with START Cultura to commemorate the centenary of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s birth. The project stems from the idea of creating a journey, both poetic and physical, connecting Casarsa, Codroipo, and Valvasone as stops along an ideal Pasolinian geography.

Intervention 
ParoleParoleParole originates from a reflection on the relationship between Pasolini’s poetics and the places that shaped his physical and inner landscape during his youth. The use of the Friulian language in the creation of three neon light installations addresses fundamental themes that have marked the poet’s work over time. These three neon installations, placed on the building of the Pasolini Study Center in Casarsa, at the Irma Wheel in Valvasone, and in front of the church of Goricizza in Codroipo, echo Pasolini’s handwriting and highlight his relationship with amorous passion (Brusâ d’amôr, burning with love), the nourishment of water (L’aghe e cor, the water flows), and the irradiation of light (Lûs tra i morârs, light among the trees). By connecting these centers of poetic intensity, DMAV aimed to create a visual play of suggestions that delineate an ideal Pasolinian geography, centered on a common theme: the relationship with time as a dimension that is both historical and archetypal. To unify these elements, a large text art intervention, Pardilàdaidís (beyond the days), was created on one of the roads Pasolini used to cycle on, near the Prâts di Lorêt along the Tagliamento river, evoking his presence. Completing the cycle of works, a poetic documentation video was produced, in which Pasolini’s spirit comes to life to inhabit his beloved places like a benevolent ghost on a bicycle. Additionally, an audio installation curated by Antonio Della Marina, which combines fragments of Pasolini’s voice with diverse musical tracks, evokes the sacredness of sound and musical vibration in Pasolini’s cinematic work

Side notes
The inauguration of the project provided the opportunity to organize a very special public event: a bicycle journey, open to the public, that traveled through Friuli following the path of the installations. It was an occasion to combine artistic research with the idea that it is possible to rethink the relationship with the territory through public art interventions.

Partnership
ParoleParoleParole is created by the DMAV Social Art Collective and promoted by START Cultural Association, with the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and in collaboration with the Municipality of Codroipo, the Municipality of Valvasone Arzene, the Municipality of Casarsa, the Pier Paolo Pasolini Study Center of Casarsa, and the Casali Foundation.