FRAME captures the image and the memory of the ephemeral installation by Olivier Grossetête in Rome, a reconstruction of the Farnese bridge, commissioned by Paolo III Farnese to Michelangelo Buonarroti and never realised. 18 meters long, realised in recyclable cardboard and hold up through a series of hot hair balloons, the ‘flying bridge’, existent in the time frame of a week, but it will now continue to live through the memory of the media that has portrayed it.
Olivier Grossetête, Ponte Farnese, ephemeral installation, 13 – 18.07.2021, image via
The imitative is promoted by the French Ambassade in Rome, together with Institut Français Italia, supported by Webuild group and in collaboration with Villa Farnesina-Accademia dei Lincei.