Lupus Viator, 1993 – Pescara, Italy⠀
Painting – Darya von Berner⠀
Fuori Uso⠀
Photo: Grazia Branco⠀
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This large-scale painting of a walking wolf (Lupus Viator) was the first in the series. It was shown for “Fuori Uso” (1993), an annual contemporary art exhibition that takes place in Pescara (Italy).⠀
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Curated by Achille Bonito Oliva⠀
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The project Lupus Viator (latin: wolf walking) began as a series of monumental painted installations of an ephemeral nature and realised in situ. Later the project continued to evolve over a period of 7 years. It travelled to 7 different countries worldwide. ⠀
Taking into consideration its extensive duration, as well as its territorial movements, from country to country, Lupus Viator can be understood almost like a mythical pilgrimage, which covers the trails and places, where wolves have formerly roamed in abundance, before the species has widely become extinct.