MAKE PLACE FOR
BENEDETTO BUFALINO
THE DISCO BALL CEMENT TRUCK
November 9, 2024, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Free outdoor exhibition
THE EXPOSITION
THE DISCO BALL CEMENT TRUCK
For one evening, Benedetto Bufalino will convert a cement mixer into a giant disco ball, staged to look like construction has been interrupted to make way for a party. The mixer truck decorated with mirrored facets will be parked in the middle of Place Royale, pumping out dance music and casting myriad reflections onto the surrounding architecture. By hijacking a construction site, the unlikely installation will transform the public square into an impromptu dance floor for the community.
Benedetto Bufalino sees everyday public spaces as playgrounds for offbeat reinterpretations of reality, where he is able to subvert perceptions of urban space by rearranging it. The dazzling cement mixer refracts light as it rotates, taking over the square, drawing us into a moment of collective joy, and highlighting the beauty of the cityscape.
INFORMATIONS
– Free access
– All audiences welcome*
– On-site cash bar with alcoholic and non-alcoholic options
– A security zone with fences will be set up on the day of the event to ensure the protection of the work as well as the safety of the public. Please don’t cross it.
*Children aged 12 and under must be accompanied by at least one adult.
Dates
November 9, 2024, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Location
Place Royale
BENEDETTO BUFALINO
Benedetto Bufalino lives and works in Lyon, France. His ephemeral installations in public spaces were part of the events Un Été au Havre, Nuit Blanche in Paris, and Voyage à Nantes, in France; Landscape Festival Praha, in Prague; and Concéntrico, an International Architecture and Design Festival in Logroño, Spain.
This project is the fruit of a collaboration between Benedetto Bufalino (artist) and Benoit Deseille (lighting designer). The project was made possible by Lyon’s Fête des Lumières in 2016.
