Jasmine Pignatelli's 'Sono Persone 8.8.1991' commemorates Vlora landing in Bari
Jasmine Pignatelli created a permanent public art installation on the facade of a public housing building overlooking the renewed waterfront of Bari's San Girolamo district. Titled 'Sono Persone 8.8.1991', the work commemorates the landing of the ship Vlora in the port of Bari on August 8, 1991, which marked a turning point in Europe's perception of the other. The title references the appeal made by then-mayor Enrico Dalfino to citizens for a civil welcome of the refugees. The installation translates the letters of the title into Morse code, interrupting the solid wall with an ordered geometric syntax. Made of projecting steel lines, the work represents a form of digital communication ante litteram, intended as sound but transformed into a permanent epigraph. The intervention is a shared celebration of a piece of contemporary history.
Key facts
- Jasmine Pignatelli created a public art installation on a housing facade in Bari's San Girolamo district.
- The work is titled 'Sono Persone 8.8.1991'.
- It commemorates the landing of the ship Vlora in Bari on August 8, 1991.
- The title references mayor Enrico Dalfino's appeal for civil refugee reception.
- The installation uses Morse code to translate the title letters.
- It consists of projecting steel lines forming a geometric syntax.
- The work is described as digital communication ante litteram.
- It is a permanent epigraph and shared celebration of contemporary history.
Entities
Artists
- Jasmine Pignatelli
Locations
- Bari
- Italy
- San Girolamo district
- Port of Bari