TOTEM FOR PEACE
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The "Totem of Peace", the work of the Turin sculptor Mario Molinari, is the symbol of the "United States of the World" and represents the Peace: it was chosen in 1997 by 3,000 representatives of 181 countries and since then the "United States of the World" with the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" are spreading this universal symbol by setting up the network of "Cities for Peace".
The sculptor Mario Molinari was an artist of clear fame, sensitive to the themes of peace and dialogue between cultures, as evidenced by his numerous works and his life.
The cultural project of the "Totem of Peace" is carried out in the world by Michele Capasso: dedicated, since 1987, to the construction of dialogue as a tool for the mediation of conflicts, he combines his international experience of social and intercultural planning and planning with the professional one of architect and engineer.
Many countries have created the monumental work symbolising peace and coexistence between different peoples. Among the main ones are:
The sail that symbolizes the journey, the sea. This “Mare Nostrum” of Ours which was the cradle of civilization, the scene of clashes and battles between the people who inhabited it but also and above all of the exchange of goods and knowledge. A sea celebrated in myth where Ulysses got lost, continuing to wander in his desperate search for his way back. The sail that turns red, at dawn and dusk, at departure and return in the immutable rhythm of the Universe .
(M. MOLINARI)
Vallo della Lucania
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29 April 2021
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During a meeting with the Bishop of Vallo della Lucania SER Monsignor Ciro Miniero, President Michele Capasso donated the work "TOTEM DELLA PACE" by the sculptor Mario Molinari, offered by Pia and Jacopo Molinari to the high prelate.
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Erbil
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17 March 2021
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The president of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso with Pia Molinari - member of the board of the Foundation - celebrated the 9th anniversary of the "Totem of Peace" in Iraqi Kurdistan, in Erbil.
"Nine years ago - President Capasso recalls - we met the President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani in Erbil, accompanied by a delegation of Ministers and by the Chief of Staff Fuad Hussein.
On that occasion, President Barzani joined the "Totem of Peace" project, ensuring the support of his country. Mario Molinari's sculptural work - Totem of Peace - was presented in several events held on the anniversary of the Halabja genocide and was recognized as a symbol to represent the martyrs of Kurdistan and, recently, the Christian ones of Mosoul.
An important recognition also in consideration of Pope Francis' recent visit to Mosul and his call to peace and interreligious dialogue of which the "Totem of Peace" is a symbol".
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Naples
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13 December 2020
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The president Michele Capasso, the members of the Governing Council and the International Committee, the representatives of the branch offices of the Fondazione Mediterraneo express their deep condolences for the death of Fiorenzo Alfieri, councilor of the Municipality of Turin for over 25 years.
President Capasso recalled his commitment to the creation of the "Luci d'artista" event in Turin and for having contributed to the creation of the "Tricolor Totem of Peace" by sculptor Mario Molinari - a universal symbol of dialogue and cooperation between cities and peoples of the world - in the city of Turin on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy.
In 2011 the Foundation awarded Fiorenzo Alfieri the "Medal of Honor of the Mediterranean Prize", for his commitment to promoting culture and education, especially among young people.
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Turin
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30 October 2020
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From Friday 30 October to Sunday 10 January 2021, the "Luci d'Artista" exhibition returns to Turin, reaching its 23rd edition this year.
Among the works created since the first edition there is "Concerto di parole" by the Turin sculptor Mario Molinari; since then, in 1998, gigantic sculptures made of expanded polystyrene and painted in bright colors illuminated by powerful headlights seemed to want to break into the darkness of the night: massive in appearance, but in reality light, they were composed of cylinders, parallelepipeds and other solid figures. From that first edition of Luci d'Artista the work was located in the square and via Madama Cristina and the sculptures were placed in part on the roofs of the covered market and in part (the so-called "men" elements) hung in mid-air for a stretch of via Madama Cristina, from corso Vittorio Emanuele II to corso Marconi.
In this edition there is an important novelty constituted by the new location of Mario Molinari's Concerto di parole near the Regina Margherita Hospital (Piazza Polonia, at exit of the underpass of Corso Spezia, in District 8).
The magic of the "sculptor of color" continues.
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Rabat
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29 October 2020
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Category: Totem for Peace
The tenth anniversary of the inauguration of Mario Molinari's monumental work TOTEM OF PEACE at the Moroccan Parliament was celebrated with a series of events at the Moroccan Parliament and in webinars with the headquarters of the Fondazione Mediterraneo in Marrakech and Naples.
On October 29, 2010, the presidents of the parliaments of the Euro-Mediterranean countries attended the inauguration ceremony declaring that Molinari's work represented the symbol chosen by 140 countries around the world to represent dialogue between peoples.
President Michele Capasso thanked the Moroccan personalities who intervened hoping for a resumption "in the presence" of the qualified activities, the Chaire Averroes, the Mediterranean Award for crafts and others - implemented since 1998 with Morocco.
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