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ENG РУС Energy Security Nature Business Arctic Culture Borders Politics Society Location: Lighting up European borders Italian Artist Stefano Cagol in front of his ray of light into the arctic winter night. KIRKENES: With a floodlight projector designed for giant sport arenas, Stefano Cagol is on a path to identify and underline the borders of Europe and their fate. See our video interview with Cagol. The Italian artist Stefano Cagol started his light crusade from northern Italiy in the beginning of March. With his truck loaded with a several-ton heavy generator and a floodlight projector, he has put his light beam on the borders of Europe and tried to make people consider what they are and why they are put there. His project is called " The end of the border (of the mind)" and it is on one side focusing on how the presence of borders are actively shaping communities world wide. It opens for numerous By Jonas Karlsbakk March 22, 2013 Partners Lighting up European borders | Barentsobserver http://barentsobserver.com/en/culture/2013/03/lighting-europ... 1 di 3 12/12/13 16:00
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The Italian artist Stefano Cagol started his light crusade from northern Italiy in the beginning of March. With his truck loaded with a several-ton heavy generator and a floodlight projector, he has put his light beam on the borders of Europe and tried to make people consider what they are and why they are put there. His project is called "The end of the border (of the mind)" and it is on one side focusing on how the presence of borders are actively shaping communities world wide.
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Energy Security Nature Business Arctic Culture Borders Politics Society
Location:
Lighting up Europeanborders
Italian Artist Stefano Cagol in front of his ray of light into the arctic winternight.
KIRKENES: With a floodlight projector designed for giant sportarenas, Stefano Cagol is on a path to identify and underline theborders of Europe and their fate. See our video interview withCagol.
The Italian artist Stefano Cagol startedhis light crusade from northern Italiy inthe beginning of March. With his truckloaded with a several-ton heavygenerator and a floodlight projector, hehas put his light beam on the bordersof Europe and tried to make peopleconsider what they are and why theyare put there.
His project is called "The end of theborder (of the mind)" and it is on one side focusing on how the presence ofborders are actively shaping communities world wide. It opens for numerous
By Jonas KarlsbakkMarch 22, 2013 Partners
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interpretations varying from the emotional understanding of geography, criticalviews on political borderlines and disputed delimitations. In a way Cagol isquestioning the whole existence of the border.
What Cagol see as even more important is the symbolic journey.
"This project is an inner journey, a psychological process or a mental crusade tothe end of the limits", says Cagol.
Kirkenes on the border to Russia is the end of this voyage. Here he has aimedhis beacon to the other side of the river and the fjord, creating a bridge of lighttoward the Russian side.
The project is part of Barents Art Triennale 2013, "Open air playground" whichis curated by the art curators of Pikene på Broen. Barents art Triennale 2013 isfocusing on art in the public spaces of border zones.
Cagol has been photographing and filming his light beam all through hisjourney. Much of this material is published on his website www.endofborder.com. See our video interview with Cagol.
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