Banksy's Migrant Child Gets Digital Resurrection at Milan Central Station
Pepper's Ghost, a tech firm led by creative director Anderson Tegon (born 1985 in Salvador de Bahia), is projecting a video mapping of Banksy's stencil Migrant Child onto Milan's Central Station. The work originally appeared in Venice on the night of May 8-9, 2019, during the 58th Venice Biennale. The projection mapping, titled Ghost Over Banksy, was first shown in Venice and now comes to Milan. The project aims to raise awareness about the preservation of street art, which is deteriorating due to neglect. Tegon noted the Migrant Child was visibly damaged and abandoned. The collective's mantra is 'What you neglect becomes of someone else!' The digital intervention seeks to capture the soul of such works and make them eternally accessible.
Key facts
- Pepper's Ghost is projecting a video mapping of Banksy's Migrant Child at Milan Central Station.
- The original Migrant Child stencil appeared in Venice on May 8-9, 2019, during the 58th Venice Biennale.
- Anderson Tegon, born 1985 in Salvador de Bahia, is the creative director of Pepper's Ghost.
- The project is called Ghost Over Banksy and was first shown in Venice.
- The work aims to preserve street art and raise awareness about its deterioration.
- Tegon described the Migrant Child as visibly deteriorated and abandoned.
- The collective's mantra is 'What you neglect becomes of someone else!'
- The digital art is intended to make the work accessible to all and prevent its disappearance.
Entities
Artists
- Banksy
- Anderson Tegon
Institutions
- Pepper's Ghost
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Venice
- Salvador de Bahia
- Brazil
- Campo Santa Margherita
- Stazione Centrale di Milano