Giubbotto di salvataggio o di morte

Autori

  • Christian Cohr Arffmann

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-1602/7866

Parole chiave:

Lutto, Giubbotto di salvataggio, Derrida, Weiwei, Soleil Levant

Abstract

Le recenti installazioni dell’artista cinese Ai Weiwei hanno attirato molta attenzione. Costituite principalmente da migliaia di giubbotti di salvataggio indossati dai rifugiati che arrivano in Europa dopo un pericoloso viaggio che attraversa il Mar Mediterraneo, le installazioni artistiche di Weiwei si sono concentrate sulla morte e la scomparsa di migliaia di rifugiati. Questo articolo discute il simbolismo del giubbotto di salvataggio, visto sia come un’ancora mortale, sia come un salvagente. Analizzando l’opera Soleil Levant, sosterrò che l’arte di Weiwei è un’opera sul lutto e sta offrendo uno spazio temporaneo nella città contemporanea per negoziare le complessità, le ambivalenze del lutto e l’impossibile compito di mantenere in vita i defunti. Come un simbolo che si libra tra la vita e la morte, il giubbotto di salvataggio è quindi un’immagine emblematica del lutto.

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Pubblicato

2018-07-10

Come citare

Cohr Arffmann, C. (2017). Giubbotto di salvataggio o di morte. IN_BO. Ricerche E Progetti Per Il Territorio, La Città E l’architettura, 8(12), 174–183. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-1602/7866