The comet at the time of LED

A good initiative again in Bergamo. Since 1998 the street lights of Piazza Dante were connected to the Maternity Ward of the Hospital and at each birth the light grew in intensity as new parents, if they desired, could push a button to announce-symbolically-the birth of their heir. This ideal bridge by Alberto Garutti for a certain period remained inactive due to the relocation of the hospital, but soon it will return to function. The artist says: “When I’m working in a museum or gallery I wish to act with total freedom, but in the territory or in the city I feel obliged to put myself in an attitude of listening and respect toward the urban structure and the sensitivity of the citizens who live there. That’s why, instead of a classical sculpture, I proposed for the square an intervention based on the principle of the non-invasiveness, with minimal environmental impact, respecting the land and the environment. And the lamps become the protagonists of the emblem of life and continuity of existence, with their highly visible signal to the population. “Giving light, the light that gives, light as a synonymous with life, joy, sharing. Yesterday the bells, today a LED comet.