Organized by Entel and Bla!, the Festival Hecho en Casa Entel announces that it will be extended until next Sunday, December 4 at the Balmaceda Park, in the Providencia district, with whom they have worked in coordination for this event.
The tenth anniversary of the most important free urban art festival in the country has been successfully developed outside the Salvador Metro station since last November 24 and, with the announcement of its extension, it is expected that thousands of people will continue to visit the huge and entertaining outdoor art works.
The public can continue to enjoy the Burbujas, created by the Australian collective Atelier Sisu; the abstract and colorful Mascota with three heads and six eyes, which seeks to be baptized by the public, and the homage to Latin American culture by the six-meter high inflatable Carnaval mask. Also, the well-known ¡Caracoles! and the iconic Huevos Fritos, which have been present in previous versions of the festival, will still be available.
In addition, during these extra days of the festival, Metálica, a robotic sculpture that invites us to interact with the city in the future, will be added. This representation of the human face, almost five meters high, promises to surprise all those who come to the park and has the particularity of being remotely controlled live by the public through 12 joysticks.
This large-scale work was created by the North American visual artist Christian Ristow, who has been recognized for his work dedicated to animatronics in films such as Bicentennial Man, Species II: Set Invasion, Rage Against the Machines and Spiderman 2, among others, and on television.
“Our purpose was to fill the city with color and culture, and we believe we accomplished this goal. Over the weekend we saw many people and families enjoying the artistic works in the open air, and we are happy to announce that now Metálica is also being added, which is an invitation to interaction between people and with art, and which we are sure will steal the public’s attention”, said Entel’s Communications Manager, Fernando Rivas.
“This is pure good news, because in addition to having more festival days, for the first time we will have a work that invites interaction not only with urban art in the open air, but also among people. As Christian Ristow says, the human face is something we can all identify with in a really natural and intuitive way, but to achieve coherent facial expressions will require the 12 people holding the joysticks to communicate and work as a team. It’s going to be amazing to see what comes out of it!", said Felipe Zegers, creative director of Bla!.
Sustainability and inclusion
As in previous versions, the commitment to neutralize the carbon footprint, measuring the impact generated, to then invest in carbon credits that will go to an accredited national project. For this reason, a waste management protocol is being implemented in the production of the event and to dematerialize graphic and promotional pieces. The call to citizens to use public transport to get to the festival site and to take care of the cleanliness of the place.
The urban experience is focused on inclusion and is sponsored by SENADIS (National Disability Service), who trained the team in inclusive care. Audio guides and maps with accessible routes are also available at the site, so that the works can be visited without any problems.
29 Nov, 2022
Organized by Entel and Bla!, the Festival Hecho en Casa Entel announces that it will be extended until next Sunday, December 4 at the Balmaceda Park, in the Providencia district, with whom they have worked in coordination for this event.
The tenth anniversary of the most important free urban art festival in the country has been successfully developed outside the Salvador Metro station since last November 24 and, with the announcement of its extension, it is expected that thousands of people will continue to visit the huge and entertaining outdoor art works.
The public can continue to enjoy the Burbujas, created by the Australian collective Atelier Sisu; the abstract and colorful Mascota with three heads and six eyes, which seeks to be baptized by the public, and the homage to Latin American culture by the six-meter high inflatable Carnaval mask. Also, the well-known ¡Caracoles! and the iconic Huevos Fritos, which have been present in previous versions of the festival, will still be available.
In addition, during these extra days of the festival, Metálica, a robotic sculpture that invites us to interact with the city in the future, will be added. This representation of the human face, almost five meters high, promises to surprise all those who come to the park and has the particularity of being remotely controlled live by the public through 12 joysticks.
This large-scale work was created by the North American visual artist Christian Ristow, who has been recognized for his work dedicated to animatronics in films such as Bicentennial Man, Species II: Set Invasion, Rage Against the Machines and Spiderman 2, among others, and on television.
“Our purpose was to fill the city with color and culture, and we believe we accomplished this goal. Over the weekend we saw many people and families enjoying the artistic works in the open air, and we are happy to announce that now Metálica is also being added, which is an invitation to interaction between people and with art, and which we are sure will steal the public’s attention”, said Entel’s Communications Manager, Fernando Rivas.
“This is pure good news, because in addition to having more festival days, for the first time we will have a work that invites interaction not only with urban art in the open air, but also among people. As Christian Ristow says, the human face is something we can all identify with in a really natural and intuitive way, but to achieve coherent facial expressions will require the 12 people holding the joysticks to communicate and work as a team. It’s going to be amazing to see what comes out of it!", said Felipe Zegers, creative director of Bla!.
Sustainability and inclusion
As in previous versions, the commitment to neutralize the carbon footprint, measuring the impact generated, to then invest in carbon credits that will go to an accredited national project. For this reason, a waste management protocol is being implemented in the production of the event and to dematerialize graphic and promotional pieces. The call to citizens to use public transport to get to the festival site and to take care of the cleanliness of the place.
The urban experience is focused on inclusion and is sponsored by SENADIS (National Disability Service), who trained the team in inclusive care. Audio guides and maps with accessible routes are also available at the site, so that the works can be visited without any problems.
Organized by Entel and Bla!, the Festival Hecho en Casa Entel announces that it will be extended until next Sunday, December 4 at the Balmaceda Park, in the Providencia district, with whom they have worked in coordination for this event.
The tenth anniversary of the most important free urban art festival in the country has been successfully developed outside the Salvador Metro station since last November 24 and, with the announcement of its extension, it is expected that thousands of people will continue to visit the huge and entertaining outdoor art works.
The public can continue to enjoy the Burbujas, created by the Australian collective Atelier Sisu; the abstract and colorful Mascota with three heads and six eyes, which seeks to be baptized by the public, and the homage to Latin American culture by the six-meter high inflatable Carnaval mask. Also, the well-known ¡Caracoles! and the iconic Huevos Fritos, which have been present in previous versions of the festival, will still be available.
In addition, during these extra days of the festival, Metálica, a robotic sculpture that invites us to interact with the city in the future, will be added. This representation of the human face, almost five meters high, promises to surprise all those who come to the park and has the particularity of being remotely controlled live by the public through 12 joysticks.
This large-scale work was created by the North American visual artist Christian Ristow, who has been recognized for his work dedicated to animatronics in films such as Bicentennial Man, Species II: Set Invasion, Rage Against the Machines and Spiderman 2, among others, and on television.
“Our purpose was to fill the city with color and culture, and we believe we accomplished this goal. Over the weekend we saw many people and families enjoying the artistic works in the open air, and we are happy to announce that now Metálica is also being added, which is an invitation to interaction between people and with art, and which we are sure will steal the public’s attention”, said Entel’s Communications Manager, Fernando Rivas.
“This is pure good news, because in addition to having more festival days, for the first time we will have a work that invites interaction not only with urban art in the open air, but also among people. As Christian Ristow says, the human face is something we can all identify with in a really natural and intuitive way, but to achieve coherent facial expressions will require the 12 people holding the joysticks to communicate and work as a team. It’s going to be amazing to see what comes out of it!", said Felipe Zegers, creative director of Bla!.
Sustainability and inclusion
As in previous versions, the commitment to neutralize the carbon footprint, measuring the impact generated, to then invest in carbon credits that will go to an accredited national project. For this reason, a waste management protocol is being implemented in the production of the event and to dematerialize graphic and promotional pieces. The call to citizens to use public transport to get to the festival site and to take care of the cleanliness of the place.
The urban experience is focused on inclusion and is sponsored by SENADIS (National Disability Service), who trained the team in inclusive care. Audio guides and maps with accessible routes are also available at the site, so that the works can be visited without any problems.