Puma Lavori in Fune for Luci d’Artista
Since its beginning in 1998, Luci d’Artista has served as a meeting point for diverse languages—a crossroads where art, engineering, and design engage in dialogue to transform urban space through light. Each installation is the result of a complex process, involving artists, lighting technicians, engineers and designers, and specialized installers: a convergence of expertise that gives life to works capable of redefining the relationship between the city and the imagination.
Among the key collaborations that have shaped this journey, Puma Lavori in Fune holds a pivotal role as a benchmark in the field of high-altitude work. Since 2011, their contribution has been essential in enabling the installation and maintenance of some of the most emblematic works in the project, fostering an ongoing dialogue between luminous art and technical mastery.
Three installations come to life each year thanks to their expertise: Il volo dei numeri by Mario Merz, illuminating the cupola of the Mole Antonelliana since 2010; Doppio passaggio by Joseph Kosuth, suspended beneath the arches of the Vittorio Emanuele I Bridge; and, more recently, "...?..." by Grazia Toderi, which appeared in 2022 on the dome of the Basilica Mauriziana. This latest intervention posed a particularly complex challenge, becoming a case study—featuring, among others, Maurizio Puato of Puma Lavori in Fune—discussed at the 2023 Safety Forum organized by the Order of Architects. It stands as a tangible example of how public art can spark reflections not only of an aesthetic nature but also technical and social.
The bond between Puma Lavori in Fune, IREN, and Turin’s luminous landscape has strengthened over time, beginning with a symbolic operation that left a lasting mark on the city: the installation of Collier Tricolore on the Mole Antonelliana, created in 2011 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification. This intervention required the handling of three one-ton rings, lifted and assembled at a height of 100 meters, shaping an installation destined to become part of the city’s collective memory.
The encounter between art and engineering is renewed with every edition of Luci d’Artista, in a continuous exchange between those who imagine and those who make imagination possible. Puma Lavori in Fune’s expertise extends beyond technical skill—it embodies a sensitivity capable of interpreting the needs of each project, translating the language of the artwork into an intervention that respects its identity and enhances its presence in the urban space.
Beyond Luci d’Artista, their contribution has touched some of the city’s most significant landmarks, from the Chapel of the Holy Shroud to the Basilica of Superga, from the Church of San Lorenzo to Turin’s historic bridges—tracing a path where light becomes narrative, symbol, and a living element of the landscape.
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