Torino città del cioccolato
Autore: Siyi Ying
CV: Master’s Degree in the two-year specialist program of the School of Decoration, Public Art course.
Tutor: Monica Saccomandi
Torino città del cioccolato
Liquid chocolate replaces water and appears in all its forms of distribution and personal care use, even extending to emotional expressions such as tears. At the center stands the Turet, the public drinking fountain symbol of Turin, welcoming all as it generously dispenses a new source of life.
Chocolate for everyone is meant to humorously represent a dream shared by both childhood and old age, through a chromatic and joyful depiction that offers consolation, even in the sadness of crying.
The absence of water and its human-made replacement with liquid chocolate invites viewers to pause and reflect, reminding us that this imaginary phenomenon may be fleeting and short-lived, before the inevitable disappearance of all forms of life