Franesi Pietro: SILK ROAD&NOT ONLY COMMERCIAL

New Project

Silk Road&Not only commercial

March 2020 - March 2021

9000 km Xian - Rotterdam

36 installations

Solo crossing

Project by Pietro Franesi

I will do in mountain bike, solo crossing, for 9000 km from Xian to Rotterdam.

to affirm the value of culture.

The path is the history of humanity, the many cultures that have produced civilization with a single root: the search for beauty.

Beauty is an immaterial value that is not yet calculated in the dominant economy. But how much are they worth Xian, Samarkand, to give some examples, if they should be sold?

How much would the national GDP be if the historical heritage were counted?

In the present and more and more in the future, air, water, the environment, culture, beauty and happiness are and will be the parameters for measuring the state of health of a State and of the entire planet.

The Government of the Republic of China must be recognized for having a geopolitical vision that favors a destiny of peace and collaboration among the peoples of the planet.

For these reasons I decided to dedicate a year of my life to this project.

I will leave Xian in March 2020 and arrive in Rotterdam in March 2021.

Along the way I will build 36 installations in 36 cities of the route.

I invite the artists of the countries and cities I will cross to collaborate.

Each of them can prepare a work, from photography to installations, essentially using all the techniques of contemporary art.

You can contact me at franesipietro@gmail.com

It will be the most important artistic project in the international scenario 2020-2021.

If you are an artist do not miss this opportunity.

I wait for you.