ART AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT

Art is the bricks used to build bridges, the sledgehammer to knock down walls, the sparks to forge unity, liberty, and the future. United World Project has always believed this, which is why art is given ample space on www.unitedworldproject.org through articles and interviews.

This ranges from Antonella Lombardo’s dance, which unites peoples and cultures, to the enlightening and enriching films we review – The Boy with Pink Trousers, Perfect Days, Tori and Lokita, and I’m Still Here, to name but a few.

These films are developed through specific cinematic lenses and attempt to better confront the difficulties faced by humankind today by creating, or increasing, awareness.

Not to forget music, of course, such as the song about bullying ‘Non Sarò Sola Mai’ (‘I Will Never Be Alone’), by the young band from Verona AsOne. The song was performed for the first time at Genfest 2024 – the Focolare Movement’s international event for young people – in Aparecida, Brazil. It was there that Francesca Gallo, one of the singers of the group and writers of the song, told her story.

Art is an important tool in enabling us to achieve our goal of universal fraternity, and so forms the focus of our May 2025 newsletter.

Art is in our interview with the pianist Paolo Vergari. His music, played entirely on the piano, transcends linguistic and cultural boundaries through its ability to be ‘profoundly human’.

Art is in the photography of Sebastião Salgado, the renowned photographer known for his shots of destructive horrors across – as well as the regenerative nature of – the planet. In light of his recent passing, we will share a well-deserved tribute to him on www.unitedworldproject.org in due course.

Finally, art is in the documentaries of Olivella Foresta, expressed as an education on beauty and truth through the skillful interaction between images, words, and sounds. Her work, which takes many years to complete, centres around sustainable everyday ecology. In our interview with her, she talks eloquently about her work, which she undertakes with passion and commitment.

Happy reading.

Article translated into English by Becca Webley.