Portavoce

Authors’ Comment

Portavoce is an installation that brings together the audience, the stage, and the city in a single gesture. This means of communication amplifies the relationship between the presence of people and of art in public space.
Through the scenic act positioned between the square and the street, Portavoce becomes a visual and symbolic channel between passersby and performance. Its narrow side, facing the pedestrian area, invites the gaze to pierce through the artistic space, offering a rare perspective — the stage seen from behind, a place the spectator normally never reaches. It is an invitation to look beyond the facade of the performance, to step into the core of the artistic act. Even when no performance is taking place, Portavoce remains an active window — an invitation to observe, reflect, and participate.
The stage, conceived as an integral part of the installation, shelters the audience’s chairs — but they are not fixed. Outside of artistic moments, the chairs scatter freely throughout the square, carried by people. They become visible signs of an ongoing dialogue between the city and art, conveying the idea that everyone’s place — in a performance, a debate, or simply a moment of pause — can be anywhere. In this way, the stage is no longer confined to a perimeter, but expands with the people, throughout the entire public space.
Through Portavoce, the audience gains a shared voice, and the city becomes the stage of an art form that doesn’t begin or end with the performance. It is an invitation for every passerby to become part of a story that continues — a living manifesto of the encounter between art, public space, and community.