As part of ART CITY Bologna 2025 on the occasion of ARTEFIERA
OPEN PROJECT
presents
THE CITY IS NO LONGER
Installation by Nazario Zambaldi
curated by AtelierSi
in collaboration with BOOMing Contemporary Art Show | Doc Creativity
From 06.02 to 14.02
Mon.-Fri. h 12.00 - 15.00
Open Project | Via Pompeo Scipione Dolfi 7 - 40122 Bologna
"The city is no longer" project - based on the original text “Plot your city is no longer, we can leave the theatre now” by Belgian playwright Paul Pourveur. The view of the city ‘that is no more’ is opened by sound tracks - placed in some places of the city and activated by QR codes - that draw geographies of loneliness, oblivion, consumption.
The installation consists of a ‘painting’ in the shop window in front of AtelierSì that acts as a window on the other spaces of the city redefined through audio listening: the former church of the walls between Porta Lame and Porta San Felice (headquarters of Open Project) and Palazzo Isolani at the entrance of BOOMing Contemporary Art Show.
APPOINTMENTS
07.02 _ talk LA FINE DELLA CITTA'
h 18.00
AtelierSi | Via San Vitale 69 - 40125 Bologna
On the occasion of the opening of the project there will be the talk ‘La fine della città’ with Fiorenza Menni and Andrea Mochi Sismondi (AtelierSi), Manuel Orazi (curator of ‘Testi sulla (non più) città’ by Rem Koolhaas, Quodlibet), Giulia Cantaluppi (Temporiuso | Stecca 3.0), Francesco Conserva (Open Project)
08.02 _ ART CITY WHITE NIGHT
h 9.00 - 24.00
Open Project | Via Pompeo Scipione Dolfi 7 - 40122 Bologna
TIMELESS SOIL
Works by Sofia Salazar Rosales | Aleksandar Petkov | Kiyan Williams
curated by Sof:Art - Matteo Novarese
With thanks to MAMbo Musei di Bologna
From 06.02 to 14.02
Mon.-Fri. h 12.00 - 15.00
Open Project | Via Pompeo Scipione Dolfi 7 - 40122 Bologna
The exhibition "A Timeless Soil" takes the form of a journey through the invisible folds of the landscape, raising questions about the relationship between man, nature and historical memory. The exhibition is divided into a visual and sensorial journey that explores the concept of ‘soil’ as a metaphor for temporal, cultural and environmental stratifications.
The 3 works in the exhibition establish a strong dialogue with the territory to which the respective artists are linked, investigating an incessant link between the past, the present and the future. The protagonist of this exhibition is, without a doubt, the land, predominantly understood as a symbol of memory, of accumulated time. The exhibition invites viewers to reflect on their relationship with the natural world, on the fragility of our ecosystems, and on the possibility of a cultural transformation that respects the soil as a fundamental element of our existence and our collective history.
APPOINTMENTS
08.02 _ ART CITY WHITE NIGHT
h 9.00 - 24.00
Open Project | Via Pompeo Scipione Dolfi 7 - 40122 Bologna
Look the reel here:
Reel Open Project for Art City Bologna 2025