The exhibition is a project of the XXI International Exhibition Triennale Milano 2016, hosted by Pirelli HangarBicocca. It’s about 30-45 minutes away from our apartments here in Milan if you take the metro and walk a little ways.
When you walk in, you’re immediately greeted by a large, neon-green sign that says “Welcome” (pictured below), and just beyond the sign was the second exhibit we visited.
First, however, we went to a cirque-styled Triennale exhibition where we flew (well, it was more of a glide), were blinded by lights, thrown into complete darkness, and went through many optical illusions. We had to wear green wristbands in order to fly, and the second I was strapped in I was ready to go. They only let us “fly” around about 4 times, but it was well worth it. It goes almost painfully slow, but it makes you observe your surroundings, the other objects in the room, and the people down below.
The second exhibition is titled “Architecture is Art”.
We were deafened by hanging, ringing poles as we walked in. Then we sat on top of garbage like the trash we are. It was less interactive, but the pieces were still incredible to walk through and experience, including the piece pictured below:
Lastly, we went around the building (took a little while to find it) to get to another exhibition that’s a permanent piece. It consisted of 7 towers and a few canvas pieces, and the massive towers were made of lead and concrete and various objects. The tone completely shifted inside the room: it became ominous and almost suppressing.
Beautiful yet forbidding.