An initiative aimed at promoting social design projects dedicated to rethinking spaces, policies, and practices of hospitality.
Transition For Color
2024-2025
Transition For Color is a transdisciplinary collective created to rethink hospitality practices through Social Design projects, artistic initiatives, and participatory practices. The developed actions focus on two key areas: the hotspot in Porto Empedocle and the immigration office of the Prefecture of Agrigento. Through a design-oriented approach based on analysis, strategy, development, and monitoring, Transition For works to improve the quality of spaces that welcome those arriving in Italy, fostering sustainable activities. The project takes shape through territorial interventions, artistic actions, and communication initiatives aimed at facilitating connections between those providing hospitality and those being welcomed. At the heart of the initiative is the intention to move beyond an emergency-based approach, reimagining hospitality as a more human, inclusive, and dignified experience.
In September 2024, the first open call was launched to select seven artists and collectives who, through the creation of murals, gave a new identity to the pavilions of the Porto Empedocle hotspot and the immigration office of the Prefecture of Agrigento—places central to the hospitality process. The selection of the artists was overseen by a jury composed of representatives from Farm Cultural Park and Graphic Days®, with the aim of enhancing the transformative potential of art.
Transition For is a transdisciplinary collective created with the aim of designing innovative and sustainable hospitality, placing people and their needs at the center through Social Design projects. With this initiative, art becomes a language of connection and change, capable of restoring beauty, dignity, and a sense of belonging to spaces often marked by transience.
Through a public call, seven artists and collectives were selected with the goal of breathing new life into the pavilions of the Porto Empedocle hotspot and the immigration office of the Prefecture of Agrigento by creating murals.
الحياة, Seb Toussaint
The artwork depicts imaginary flowers to bring new life to a place devoid of colors and natural elements. الحياة or Alhayat, meaning “life” in Arabic, is the word chosen by an Egyptian refugee whom the artist met at the hotspot. With this intervention, Seb Toussaint aims to shine a light on those who undertake endless journeys, often seen as marginalized by society but who, in reality, are simply seeking a new Alhayat—a new life.
Di comete e di sorrisi, Luchadora
Through the use of soft shapes and vibrant colors, artist Luchadora sought to represent the warmth of hospitality, making the space more welcoming and closer to the people who pass through it. The faces painted on the walls are not mere portraits: each one carries an identity, a name, and a story, adding deeper meaning to the artwork. Shamsi, meaning “my little sun” in Arabic, is the first face that migrants encounter upon arrival. Samia, whose name means “sublime,” is inspired by a young girl the artist met in Porto Empedocle. Erikaviolett is named after the RAL 4003 pink shade, a bright color chosen by the artist for the hair of a girl depicted in the mural. Leopoldo, known as Poldo, symbolizes the courage of those who embark on the journey toward a new life.
Trame, Vernis Lab
A collective of artists known for a style that stands out due to the use of natural shapes and animals, with references to naïve art and pop art; for Vernis Lab, context is an essential component of the creative process, especially in spaces crossed by people undertaking complex journeys often marked by uncertainty and disorientation. The result of this reflection is Trame the project conveys integration and interconnectedness through a visual tapestry of textures. Each depicted animal blends seamlessly into the next, creating a graphic and symbolic continuity across the various facades of the pavilion.
Salvation, Ligama
The first artistic intervention promoted by Transition For Color is by artist Ligama, who, through his project, aims to convey a message of hope and rebirth. The artist shares how a small island became a kind of refuge and salvation for him during a difficult time—a tiny place capable of offering shelter and protection with the strength and gentleness that only spring can evoke. In this case, the island holds a name that reflects an even deeper bond: Alicudi. A specific moment is etched in his memory—a brief fragment when the voice of his daughter plays and laughs. This sound, recorded for just a few seconds, becomes a true source of inspiration. From those sound codes, the colors of the artwork emerge, blended and brought together to be shared with the public.
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