il Viaggio della Parola
An operation of conservation and restoration
of the 25 holy scriptures retrieved from the Holy See pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 and relocated to worldwide destinations.
“Not by bread alone” and “Give us today our daily bread” are the two holy scriptures chosen by the Holy See to represent the general theme of Expo, “Feeding the planet, energy for life”.
Translated into thirteen languages, they were realized out of white metallic letters covering the whole white façade of the pavilion, thus to evoke the biblical episode of the manna falling down from the sky into the desert. Their message could be read only through their projected shadows.
At the dismantling of the pavilion, it was decided to propose them in significant locations, in Italy and abroad, to allow spreading their ecumenic message.
Curators
Ginette Caron: concept / art direction
Marco Imperadori: Politecnico di Milano
Alessio Pesenti: Nord Zinc
Architects
AAAA quattroassociati
Promotors
Pontificium Consilium de Cultura
Caritas Ambrosiana, Milan
Grands Prix du Design
Montréal - Canada, 2018
Missione dei Padri Oblati, Guinea Buissau
Torrione di Forio, Ischia
Arte Sella, Borgo Valsugana (TN)
Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio, Milan
University of St.Joseph, Macau, Cina
Davanti a Villa Emma, Nonantola-Modena
Farm Cultural Park, Favara-Sicilia
Chiesa di S. M. Maddalena, Bettegno (BS)
Chiesa S. G. Beretta Molla, Trezzano-Milano
Refettorio Ambrosiano, Greco-Milano
Oratorio di San Luigi, Paderno Franciacorta
Chiesa della Pentecoste, Quarto Oggiaro-MI
(ph Antonio Genovese)
Caritas. Matera-Irsina (ph Antonio Genovese)
Caritas | Diocesi di Rottenburg Stoccarda