TITLE: WORK OF ART, 50′
DIRECTOR: Marco Mensa, Elisa Mereghetti, with the collaboration of Mili Romano and Nando Briamonte with the participation of the artists Rita Correddu, Mona Lisa Tina, Daniela Spagna Musso, Ambra Di Noia, Emilio Fantin, Anna Rossi, Andreco, Laura Bisotti – Simona Paladino, Jiang Guoyin, Thierry Weyd, Tao Yi E Sun Lian, Loop, Gabriella Presutto, Francesca Acerbi together with entrepreneurs, workers and citizens of Pianoro and the young artists of Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN: Materelettrica
ARTISTIC SUPERVISOR: Mili Romano
PRODUCED BY: Ethnos – Associazione Cuore di Pietra with the support of Emilia-Romagna Film Commission Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
BASED ON THE ARTISTIC PROJECT BY: Mili Romano
WITH THE SPECIAL PARTICIPATION OF: Fratelli Mancuso
RECITING VOICE: Matteo Belli
MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN: Materelettrica
OVERVIEW: “WORK OF ART is a participatory documentary about art, work and beauty. lt was produced with the involvement of various international artists, together with factory workers and entrepreneurs from the Pianoro area, in the province of Bologna, ltaly. The film is inspired by “Cuore di Pietra” (Heart of Stone), an extraordinary public art project which started ten years ago in Pianoro. The documentary shows how young artists create signs, art installations and performances inside the industrial premises, thanks to the collaboration and the personal exchange with workers.OVERVIEW: “WORK OF ART is a participatory documentary about art, work and beauty. lt was produced with the involvement of various international artists, together with factory workers and entrepreneurs from the Pianoro area, in the province of Bologna, ltaly. The film is inspired by “Cuore di Pietra” (Heart of Stone), an extraordinary public art project which started ten years ago in Pianoro. The documentary shows how young artists create signs, art installations and performances inside the industrial premises, thanks to the collaboration and the personal exchange with workers.Rita Correddu focuses on recording the workers’ heart-beat; the couple Bisotti-Paladino draws fragments of workers’ testimonies on sidewalks; Anna Rossi’s contribution is the fantastic re-elaboration of residual end products. The Mancuso Brothers compose original music influenced by their experience of migration to the UK and their work in London’s factories. More artists are involved in the project, such as Mona Lisa Tina, Andreco, Thierry Weid, and many others. Art is a universal language that creates relationships, generates shared memories, and helps us to live a fuller life, even in times of crisis.
BOLOGNA, ITALY, 2016