Traffic Festival 2022: Art and Music in the Marche Hills
Traffic Festival, a multidisciplinary event founded in 2018 by Bianca R. Schröder and Pietro Consolandi, returns to the Marche hinterland from August 26 to 28, 2022, in San Lorenzo in Campo and Pergola. The fourth edition focuses on water, inspired by last year's drought. Curators Matteo Binci, Bianca R. Schröder, Pietro Consolandi, Giacomo Pigliapoco, and Giulia Angeloni emphasize decentering the human gaze on nature and rethinking water as a material, embodied dimension. The program includes public art installations, explorations of local historical heritage (including the Roman archaeological site of Suasa Senonum and prehistoric traces in Pergola), public discussions, music, local food dinners, children's workshops on water heritage, performances, and artist residency outcomes.
Key facts
- Traffic Festival was founded in 2018 by Bianca R. Schröder and Pietro Consolandi.
- The 2022 edition takes place August 26–28 in San Lorenzo in Campo and Pergola, Marche.
- The theme is water, inspired by drought during the 2021 festival.
- Curators include Matteo Binci, Bianca R. Schröder, Pietro Consolandi, Giacomo Pigliapoco, and Giulia Angeloni.
- San Lorenzo in Campo is near the Roman archaeological site of Suasa Senonum.
- Pergola has been inhabited since prehistory, with Neolithic, Bronze, and Iron Age artifacts.
- The festival includes public art, historical site explorations, music, local food dinners, children's workshops, performances, and artist residencies.
- The festival addresses rurality, ecology, and citizenship.
Entities
Artists
- Bianca R. Schröder
- Pietro Consolandi
- Matteo Binci
- Giacomo Pigliapoco
- Giulia Angeloni
- Allison Grimaldi Donahue
Institutions
- Traffic Festival
- Artribune
Locations
- San Lorenzo in Campo
- Pergola
- Marche
- Italy
- Suasa Senonum