Mirabilia brings the wonder of light to Bergamo’s Upper City
Mirabilia is a diffuse installation in three acts, hosted in the most striking locations in Bergamo’s Upper City and designed by Beplano.
As in a universal tale, the three stages of the greatest of men-Awaiting, Birth, Epiphany-are reflected in the journey of every human being: three moments of revelation that unite the mystery of humanity with its fragile and powerful beauty.
In a time dominated by speed and instantaneity, Beplano invites us to suspend our pace, to slow our gaze, to immerse ourselves in a contemplative time that rekindles the wonder of existence.
Each act arises from a dialogue with a different enterprise and finds a home in three symbolic squares in Bergamo Alta.
Three places, three breaths, one experience of light and presence
The term Mirabilia takes its inspiration from the ancient Wunderkammer, the “chambers of wonder” of the past.
Places where rare and mysterious objects were gathered to contemplate the infinite variety of the world, the Mirabilia were an invitation to wonder, a bridge between art, nature and knowledge.
Today that sense of wonder is renewed, transforming into a shared experience, open to the contemporary gaze.
Waiting
In Citadel Square, The Waiting evokes the suspended time before something happens.
Bright doors emerge from the darkness in a rarefied silence, a symbol of promise and mystery.
Created by Nicro, this installation accompanies the visitor along seven stems of increasing size, representing the emotional growth of those waiting for Life.
Birth
In Mascheroni Square, The Birth tells the story of the world’s first breath.
Commissioned by Mesh&Arch, a TB Group brand, it is a Nativity shack made from discarded metal fragments, a symbol of rebirth and transformation: what was abandoned is transformed into a form charged with meaning, creating a contemporary and powerful Christmas.
Epiphany
In Piazza Vecchia, The Epiphany becomes a revelation of self through the gaze of others.
Commissioned by the industrial network Antistatus, founded by the Soliveri family, and realized by Nicro, the work manifests itself as a luminous and solemn presence: an invitation to Man to become a living witness of ethics, vision and humanity in the world.
Six reflective prisms, arranged around the Contarini fountain, capture and multiply light, stimulating an intimate dialogue with oneself, with others and with the beauty that inhabits the shared space.
Mirabilia will be open from Nov. 22 to Jan. 6 among the most picturesque squares and places in Bergamo’s Upper City.
More information: mirabilia.site