A multi-faceted and socially engaged project, This is Not a Trojan Horse
is a large, human-powered, wooden horse built in Abruzzo, Italy by Amy
Franceschini, founder of the artists’ collective Future Farmers. Set in
the Abruzzo region of Italy, the project encourages working Italian
farmers to explain why they still embrace their chosen vocations. The
large-scale, mobile architecture and interactive sculpture collected
traces of rural practices: seeds, tools, interviews, recipes and
products to enliven the imaginations of farmers and locals through
discourse and artistic production.
The project was designed as a vehicle
for social and material exchange at a pivotal moment in the Abruzzo
region, when modes of traditional agricultural production are being
challenged by large-scale corporate farming trends as well as new
sustainable directions. The Center for Art + Environment awarded its
first Artists|Writers| Environments grant to artist Amy Franceschini and
writer Michael Taussig for this project.
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