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Continuing along the river until the crossroads with corso XI
Febbraio, you arrive at the Schiapparelli garden, that
houses at his centre the headquarters of Smat (Turin
Metropolitan Water Company). Inside the garden there are
some sculptures and art works, all placed there in 2017:
Genesi (2017) by Luigi Stoia, a block of stone divided into
two from which sprout limbs in bronze; Loto Eccentrico by
Luisa Valentini, a floral steel structure that stands above a
small pool of rippled water, and Fiati, a pair of deer made
out of wire mesh made by Paolo Grassino. On the wall
surrounding the garden, in 2014 the artists Wens and Reser
painted Acqua, a long wall with blue shades.
Opposite the entrance to the Smat you finally find Cuneo
con frecce, a large wedge of carved bronze that comes out
of a round water tank. Placed here in 2007 and
commissioned by Smat, the work bears the signature of
sculptor and goldsmith Arnaldo Pomodoro.
Our tour ends with three murals made by three street artists
known internationally, all starring the animal world.
Going up corso XI Febbraio you can find via Fiochetto on
the left: there, on a facade of the Italian-Arabic centre Dar Al
Hikma, there is a huge mural by Italian artist Ericailcane,
created for the 2010 edition of Picturin festival. It depicts
four animals with anthropomorphic features.
Returning to the river and resuming Lungo Dora Savona,
there is the monumental Donnola, a mural created in 2010
by Belgian artist Roa that covers the entire length of the
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