Igor Scalisi Palminteri’s work is the first in Italy and the sixth in the world
Rusulia, the mural by Igor Scalisi Palminteri, has conquered the hearts of Palermo and the world, climbing the ranking of the specialized Street Art Cities platform to become the first Italian work and the sixth globally. Not just an artistic victory, but a collective success – of the Sperone community and of all those who have worked for this result, from Sperone167 to VediPalermo, together with many other realities that have joined forces to achieve this prestigious result: Rusulia is a piece of the mosaic that wants to be a new form of expression of the Sperone, a neighborhood that has decided to rewrite its history and proudly raise its head against degradation and abandonment, for a collective rebirth.
The artist, with words full of emotion, tells the true meaning of this achievement: “I don’t hide that I hoped to win – says Igor Scalisi Palminteri -, but I also asked myself what winning really means. If winning only means coming in first in a competition, it would be a personal satisfaction, but nothing more. But if winning means giving a voice to a community, telling the story of a suburb that wants to change, showing that more and more people believe in transformation – even those who have lost hope – then yes, we have won. This mural is no longer mine, it is Sperone’s. It is the portrait of a neighborhood that recognizes itself in a new identity, which sends a strong message: things can change, even after decades of immobility. But our race is not over. We must continue to be on the side of change, of the peripheries, of the marginalized, of the last, of those who have no voice, of those who have no power.”
This extraordinary project was possible thanks to the Parish of San Marco Evangelista, which deeply believed in the strength of Rusulia. What made this venture a success was also the great work of Made in Sicily, which supported the promotion campaign for the candidacy of the work.
Rusulia shows that art can transform reality, that a mural can become the symbol of a neighborhood that regains its dignity. Lo Sperone proposes itself at the center of a new Palermo, a city that believes in change and paints it with the colors of hope, determination and beauty.
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