Ospedale di Bologna
Ormai il nostro Amico Gigante è diventato la star del reparto e tutti vogliono farne parte, perché davvero è troppo bello.
Art projects
A journey of growth that is also a link to the world beyond the hospital walls and to the future.
While following the principle of art therapy, where the actual process of creating the artistic object is of cardinal importance and not the object itself, the Lene Thun Foundation’s method involves children and teens taking part in group projects, which offer a number of prospects, including from a therapeutic perspective.
On the one hand, the child does not feel isolated from the external world by being in hospital. On the other, the child has the chance to embark on a journey of growth aimed at building self-esteem, socialisation and gaining or rediscovering various skills.
The work of art grows and is gradually completed over the months, before being celebrated at a public inauguration party, where the cutting of the ribbon and the unveiling of the work itself create a magical atmosphere for the little artists who created it.
Le nostre Opere Collettive in Italia
The growing forest.
Catania, Merano, Monza, Roma, San Giovanni Rotondo
Each and every tree, even the biggest, was once a tiny, fragile shoot which fought its way up in the face of adversity.
Now the birds sing and make their nests among its branches. The forest can be a dark, scary place to pass through in many stories and fairy tales, but it is also a place where hidden treasures are discovered, where travel companions and amazing friends come to our rescue, show us the way, light up the night and dispel our fear.
With our hands on the world.
Bergamo, Bolzano, Cagliari, Catania, Cosenza, Merano, Milano, Monza, Padova, Pescara, Roma, San Giovanni Rotondo
The world is made up of many things: seas, mountains, rivers, forests and cities, people, animals and objects.
But it is also made up of ideas, dreams, fantasies, thoughts and emotions. We can therefore say that each one of us has our “own” piece of the world, a real place or a bit of freedom we have carved out where anything we want is possible: by combining works of art and exchanging ideas, we can make or “recreate” a whole world!
The giant friend.
Bolzano, Catania, Merano, Monza, Roma, San Giovanni Rotondo
First and foremost, the giant friend of the children and teens in our workshops is missing a colourful ceramic suit! And then a name.
The work of art is a large outline of a giant with a painted steel surface, attached to the wall. Ceramic tiles made during the workshops are attached to it using magnets.
The wishing tree.
The pretty and colourful Wishing Tree is an embodiment of the imagination, hope, bravery and will to live of the many little ones staying in hospital. Children from all of the Foundation’s workshops create their own ceramic hemisphere and print their wishes onto it.
For three years in a row, starting in 2015, the hemispheres were copied by hand, one by one, to make the children’s wishes “fly” in Italy’s most stunning squares, including St. Peter’s Square in Rome.
Le nostre Opere Collettive
Dove tutti i sogni prendono forma grazie alla magia dell’argilla
Centro Maria Letizia Verga, Monza
Un gruppo affiatato si riconosce dai sorrisi: quelli che sfoggia con soddisfazione dopo un incontro ...
LEGGI TUTTO
CERRIS, Verona
Al CERRIS fiorisce un giardino di argilla grazie a Fondazione Lene Thun.
Ospedale Civile Annunziata di Cosenza
Uno scatto dell’inaugurazione dell’opera collettiva “Con le mani nel Mondo” presso l’ospedale Civile Annunziata di Cosenza
Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania
Piazza Walther, Bolzano
Albero dei Desideri, Piazza Walther, Bolzano, 2023
Ospedale Vito Fazzi, Lecce
Una bimba in cura presso l’Ospedale Vito Fazzi di Lecce aggiunge soddisfatta la sua piccola creazione all’opera collettiva “L’amico Gigante”.
Come on kids, have a go! This is how Michelangelo started out!
“I would like to thank the young artists who have decorated the tree and to congratulate them: you are still so young, but already you are exhibiting your work in St. Peter’s Square! And this is wonderful.”
(Pope Francis at the private papal audience on 18th December, 2015)