A temporary installation at the Restaurants I Banchi di Ragusa in collaboration with our students from Made Program

The Festivals of Sicily have always been an important moment for its communities in order to celebrate the passages of natural cycles in the agricultural life.

These perpetual rituals are a necessity for every society to build their own identity. At the same time they bring people together, in order to finds their sense of being in the world.

Just like the festivities, every meal is a celebration in itself.

This project is a triptych that celebrates three different Sicilian festivals, that communicate universal values.

WELCOME

“WELCOME” has its roots in the celebration of Saint Joseph’s horse parade of Scicli’s village, that happens yearly around March 19th.

The festival has its roots in the biblical event of Mary and Saint Joseph crossing the desert by horse, escaping from a possible murder in Egypt.

The cavalcades, richly decorated with colorful flowers, illustrate the arrival of the holy characters to a safe location.

In a contemporary perspective, the project “Welcome” embodies the current migration fluxes with a greeting design proposal, reinterpreting elements and decorations of Scicli’s Cavalcade.

Art Direction MONCADA RANGEL

Design Students: Gianluca Cortese , Teresa Ficara, Dalila Musso, Chiara Maria Russo, Giada Sciascia

LOVE

“LOVE” is inspired by the festival of Saint Paul from 27th to 29th of June in the village of Palazzolo Acreide. This installation recreates the climax of this celebration, when the main church of the village “explodes” on a backdrop of colors, represented by millions of colorful dynamic paper ribbons and fire-work.

The LOVE project wants to evoke that overwhelming moment of happiness and peace. The colored stripes overwhelm the viewer’s eyes, arousing a feeling of freedom, lightheartedness and LOVE.

Art Direction: MONCADA RANGEL

Design Students: Carola Campisi, Giordano Casaretti, Michele Cicero, Luana Rodoligo, Noemi Zito

SPRING

“SPRING” is a project that translates, in form of an installation, the religious celebration in the village of San Biagio Platani, during Sunday’s Easter.

The community is staging every year an architectural scenography, covering the main street with astonishing temporary structures, built with breads, canes and seeds celebrating the arrival of Spring.

Art Direction: MONCADA RANGEL

Design Students: Vittoria Arezzo, Andrea Di Stefano, Barbara La Civita Soares, Giorgia Sciacca, Edoardo Spataro