Camilla Falsini: 'Non chiamatemi solo street artist'

Camilla Falsini, an Italian artist based in Florence, rejects the label 'street artist' despite her large-scale murals. Her practice spans illustration, book publishing, and muralism. In 2016, she launched 'Monumostri' in Ravenna, transforming eight monuments (seven UNESCO-listed plus Dante's tomb) into playful monsters. The project expanded to Forlì in 2017 as part of the Murali Street Art Festival, where she painted three murals at the Biblioteca P. Harris depicting the Rocca di Ravaldino, San Mercuriale, and Musei San Domenico, illustrating Article 9 of the Italian Constitution on cultural heritage. Falsini's style emphasizes essential lines, symbolic forms, and distorted perspectives inspired by Egyptian art. She often explores themes like evolution and the essence of forms, using polygons to create animal imagery. She dismisses gender barriers in street art and criticizes instances where art is treated as decoration, citing a school mural project where her evolution-themed design was rejected by parents. Falsini values artistic freedom and believes art should provoke emotion without dictating meaning. In recent years, she has completed three books, fifteen murals, and various commissions for magazines, objects, and a narrative game.