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In the western part of Turin there is a small area that was
developed between the 19th and 20th centuries thanks to
the automobile industry. Over the years the area has
undergone numerous transformations and redevelopments
to recover the post-industrial heritage. It is the San Paolo
district, in which, among abandoned factories, art has found
the right place to flourish freely.
The mural made by Francesco Barbieri (photo by P. Pasini)
Our tour begins at the end of corso Mediterraneo: in the
middle of a large roundabout there is a fountain, the Igloo of
Merz. The work was created in 2002 by the Milanese artist
Mario Merz and symbolizes a fixed point around which
everything revolves. Crossing corso Lione, on the wall of
the old factory of the Mater Ferro we find the mural created
in 2015 by the Turin writer Francesco Barbieri, which shows
a fleeting look at a city at sunset.
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