An extraordinary digital art show organised by the Italian Institute of Culture and the Consulate General of Italy, supported by The City of Edinburgh Council, will open to the public on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to coincide with the Christmas Lights 2022.
From December 2-4, the iconic National Monument of Scotland on Calton Hill will form the magnificent backdrop to images created by artists from 15 prestigious Italian digital art studios: Luca Agnani Studio, Pixel Shapes, OOOPSTUDIO, Leandro Summo, KANAKA STUDIO, Michele Pusceddu, THE FAKE FACTORY, Antica Proietteria, FLxER, Full Frames, High Files Visuals, MONOGRID, OLO creative Farm, Mou Factory, Woa creative company.
The event, curated by Bright Festival and ImmersiveExperience.Art with the artistic direction of Stefano Fake, aims to showcase Italy as a country that innovates in art and culture, and rises to the challenge of modernity by combining its prestigious heritage with the very latest forms of creative expression.
The project was inaugurated in December 2019 with a monumental video projection on the facade of the “Farnesina” Ministry building in Rome that also celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Farnesina’s Collection of Italian Contemporary Arts Foundation. Through the network of Italian Cultural Institutes, Embassies and Consulates General, MAECI brings Farnesina Digital Art Experience to the most significant places in every corner of the planet.
Please come and enjoy with us what is sure to be a thrilling audio-visual performance by international artists. The show time is 30 minutes and then it’s going to be in a loop.
Dates:
2 December 5.30 – 9:00pm
3 December 5.00 – 9:00pm
4 December 5.00 – 9:00pm
See you on Calton Hill!