future earth
Davide Ragazzi’s installation art
Young People Creativity on Climate Change
Exhibit curated and designed by Enza Di Vinci
Music by Massimo Currò
The artist Davide Ragazzi at work in venice
The exhibition presented recent works of art by Davide Ragazzi and a process of activating the Next Generation on Climate Anxiety in Young People.
The artist created a big paint installation working togheter with young people from different countries at sala San Tommaso in venice (Basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 6363, Castello).
five young people have had a work experience like studio team:
“Momo” Hanel (18 years old) from Munich (Germany), Yvonne Chen (17 years old) from Munich (Germany), Andrea Quistelli (18 years) from Genoa (Italy), Viola Currò (16 years old) from Genoa (Italy), Leandro Orlandri (16 years old) from Carrara (Italy)
15 Young people partecipated in the Venice Art Experience with the artist and the studio team
Maya Muratore (10 years old child) from Ponte Tresa (Swiss), Amelie Biggi (9 years old child) from Genoa (Italy), Lotta and Noa Lueking (Austria), Nicola Biscaro (Italy), Grace and Luca Galeota (5 and 12 years old children) from Rome (Italy), S. Tekabe, child from Virgina (USA), Celina and Lucas Hansen (9 and 11 years old children), Lara Favaro and Fosca Panfilo (12 years old children) from Venice (Italy), Lise Talfournier (France), Jack and Billy Diedrich (5 and 3 years old children) from Chicago (USA)
3 adult people partecipated in the venice art experience with the artist:
Loredana Raciti (Italy), Sergio Muratore (Swiss), Susanne Dann (Germany)
6 people donated a contribution for Future Earth event:
Beatrice Roncallo (Italy), Lotta family (Austria), Annick Grillot (France), Luigi Tavola (Italy), Galeota Alessandro (Italy), Tekabe Ateye (USA)
2 association promoted the event
CRAFTS Association Genoa (Italy), Art Commission Association, Genoa (Italy)
1 energy holding sponsored the event
GETEC Italia
Davide Ragazzi artist conducted 30 years of art research on the theme of the Earth and Environment visual representation. At Venice, he collaborated with young people from different countries, between 16 and 25 years old, guiding them in the creation of a collective art installation on the Earth of our Future and reflecting, together with them, on environmental, artistic, social and generational issues. The Painting was a catalyst tool to convey the beauty of the Earth, the responsibility for its care and protection to the new generations.
As set out in the recent essay “Young People’s Voices on Climate Anxiety, Government Betrayal and Moral Injury: A Global Phenomenon”, young people are worried about climate change, vulnerable to increasing climate anxiety and discomfort, related to the perception of a negative response to dialogue, of inadequate actions by adults and governments for the solution of environmental problems. They experience feelings of abandonment, betrayal, moral damage and think that their opinions and anxieties are ignored or rejected by adults and governments*.
“I think art can be a very helpful way to allow young people to express and cope with their feelings about climate change”, says Prof. Susan Clayton, Professor of psychology and environmental studies at the College of Wooster, one of the author of the essay.
“The project is extremely ambitious.” says Davide Ragazzi, “It’s designed to expand the emotions that the artist feels when he paints and to convey these emotions to a wider audience. The initiative in question aims to relate Art, Environment and human relations and represents a creative way to reflect together with young people on the problem of climate change in a more proactive and optimistic way“.
“The Future Earth exhibit” says Prof. Dr. Antida Gazzola, italian urban sociologist and vice President of CRAFTS Association, event promoter, “is interesting, innovative and at the same time responding to some of the great themes present in this historical period: the environment, the acquisition of skills, the enhancement of art as an engine of knowledge".
(*) preprint of “Young People's Voices on Climate Anxiety, Government Betrayal and Moral Injury: A Global Phenomenon”, Lancet 2021, is available at SSRN.
Davide Ragazzi, Future Earth, Young People Creativity on Climate Change
Concept, Curatorship, Critic Text and Exhibit Design: Enza Di Vinci
Graphic Design: Davide Ragazzi
Music by Massimo Currò
Production: Davide Ragazzi Art Studio
Organization: Davide Ragazzi Art Studio
©Enza Di Vinci
©Davide Ragazzi Art Studio
Sponsor: GETEC Italia
”GETEC Italia, event sponsor, is an ESCo specialized in providing taylor-made solutions for energy efficiency and sustainability. Know-how, quality and flexibility are the strengths that, combined with the strong propensity for innovation and digitalization, allow efficient management of systems, processes and buildings, reducing energy costs, increasing the reliability and performance of the structures. GETEC Italia, committed to the sustainable development of the energy sector for present and future generations, has chosen to sponsor the Future Earth event due to the interesting characteristics of the project which is part of GETEC's educational and environmental philosophy” says Giovanni Pontrelli, CEO GETEC Italia.
