There Saint Nikolas in March 2022 it arrived in Crotone with twelve migrants on board: I’m staying with the Calabrian artist Massimo Sirelli he quickly transformed it into a hymn to life, with colors that symbolize the people welcomed on the Crotone port.
A twelve meter ship: it has become a hymn to welcome, to inclusion. The vessel was seized by the Financial Police and subsequently entrusted to the Customs Agency. The municipal administration asked it to be the assignee of the vessel which was the subject of an artistic revival to testify Crotone’s deep bond with the sea and its capacity to welcome, its sense of inclusion and integration.
This morning there was the complaint of Jobel Consortiumthe body that manages the Pitagora Park which hosts the boat/work of art, which asks the authorities for greater protection and in-depth investigations to clarify what happened [LEGGI QUI]. The park, in fact, has already been the subject of fires and acts of vandalism towards benches and furnishing and architectural objects.
This afternoon some volunteers from I remain they went to Pythagoras Park to clean and best arrange the damaged work: “It’s a strong signal that unfortunately doesn’t just affect the association but the whole city of Crotone – he said Gianni Pitingoloof the Association I remain – this work was born as a hymn to life and this will continue to be the meaning that the city of Crotone will give to this work to fight everything that is happening in this period. In fact it is not the only recorded gesture. We will commit ourselves more and more, above all we will ensure that positive messages can always be sent and that there can be a change in the mentality of the people who operate in this area”.
“We did not expect this gesture, the meaning of the work was intended to be not only a hymn to life but a symbol of welcome but a symbol of the city that holds out its hands to welcome people – has continued – our awakening was bitter and we immediately got to work not only with the members of the association but with the entire community who is giving us a hand“.
Gloves on the hands and lots of tools for cleaning on the ground, where a dumpster under the boat had been set on fire, to organize the work as best as possible. Then he will be the artist Massimo Sirelli to have the last word: “From today the meaning will be even more intense – he concluded Tiziana Palettapresident of the association I remain –
