The first large mural on Corviale's Serpentone will soon be unveiled. It will be created by Dutch artist JDL

December 22 will see the unveiling of the impressive forty-meter mural created by Dutch street artist JDL (Judith de Leeuw) on the northeast wall of Corviale’s famous Serpentone building. The work is still in progress and is part of the Street Art for Rights project that has seen over the years the creation in Rome, in the suburbs of Corviale and Settecamini, and in Lazio between Cassino, Fiumicino and Latina, of more than thirty murals. The street art festival is conceived and directed by Giuseppe Casa, curated by Oriana Rizzuto for MArteGallery and produced by the Cultural Association ARTmosfera and was born as a special project of the MArteLive Biennial in 2014.

JDL’s work is likely to be one of the largest in the city and the first made on the Corviale Serpentone. With his style he is able to translate emotions with realism and poetry; JDL has always been committed to spreading social messages through street art, working on issues such as LGBTQIA+, racism and mental health, telling them on the walls of the world with care and lyricism, thanks to his unmistakable stroke.

The idea for the Corviale wall is for an image of a woman covered in oil, similar to the birds stuck by oil in the sea due topollution. On one side of the wall the woman will be portrayed struggling, while on the other side she will find success, cleaning herself of the oil and flying. The image created by JDL takes its cue from the myth of Icarus: metaphorically, the climate crisis seems comparable to the original meaning of the mythological tale.

JDL’s work will have a temporary lifespan of about two years, as the Palazzone is affected by the renovation activities of the PNRR; during this time, however, it will be transformed into NFT before being destroyed, so that it can still continue to be visible in the digital world of blockchain. Proceeds from the sale of the work will be donated to charity in the same neighborhood.

The first large mural on Corviale's Serpentone will soon be unveiled. It will be created by Dutch artist JDL

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