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[1] Hotel Chimera, designed by Elena Salmistraro for Florim, is the unique and limited-edition ceramic work of almost 20 square metres donated to support the project ‘Doppio Senso. Percorsi Tattili alla Collezione Peggy Guggenheim’ (Double Entendre. Tactile Paths at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection): the whole became a puzzle of 80 unique, hand-signed pieces by the designer, which sold out in a solidarity click. florim.com
The Peggy Guggenheim’s tactile catalogue: an inclusive project
Photo © Vanni Borghi
by Paola Carimati
‘Doppio Senso. Percorsi Tattili alla Collezione Peggy Guggenheim’ (Double Entendre. Tactile Paths at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection), is the ‘tactile visit’ project presented by the American foundation at Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, in Venice, for the 30th anniversary of Guggenheim Itrapresæ. It is a truly experimental operation, driven by the desire of the entire museum team, suitably educated and trained, to promote the museum’ social role: the concept, in fact, stems from the sensitivity of offering sighted, visually impaired and blind people equal access to culture. In collaboration with the Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano and Florim — which contributed by donating the proceeds from the sale of the Hotel Chimera puzzle by Elena Salmistraro (80 unique, hand-signed pieces by the designer) — the Guggenheim created thermoformed and resin relief reproductions of 10 author’s canvases from the collection, each complete with descriptive panels written in Braille and very clear characters. Guided by the voice of Valeria Bottalico, the creator and curator of the itinerary, all visitors, including children, are accompanied on a tour that has been turned into a completely autonomous exploration. The experience of contemplation then moves from the canvas to sculpture, thanks to the contribution of the blind artist Felice Tagliaferri, who with his ceramic workshop teaches how to relate the (touched) detail to its whole. — 21
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