The street artist’s new public art commission coincides with Milan Design Week
"The power of art is that it can connect us to one another, and to larger truths about what it means to be alive and what it means to be human." ~ Daniel Levitin
EXTRACT: Part historical reflection, part social experiment, JR's "La Nascita" turns Milan’s Stazione Centrale railway station — the city’s busiest transport hub and a notorious hotspot for petty crime — into a place of chance encounters.
“In spaces that have social issues, my work is about bringing people together. In a place like this, a huge range of people come to catch the train. When they find themselves in front of an exhibition, they will suddenly have a different kind of interaction.
"While the exhibition is temporary, even when it's gone visitors will never see [the station] in the same way. Changing perspectives on things is always a way of looking at the world differently, and that’s what I always aim to do, no matter the circumstances.” ~ JR
