Ten years ago the concept of “urban intervention” was installed for the first time in the massive collective imagination of the country. And this year, between November 24 and 29, the Festival Hecho en Casa Entel will once again take over the city and fill the streets of Santiago with color, with large-scale works that promise to surprise all those who come to Balmaceda Park, in the Providencia district (Salvador subway sector).
As it is already traditional, it will be a unique and free experience that calls to live art in the public space, creating new experiences that invite to celebrate the city and urban art in a festive and colorful encounter.
Gone are the remembered fried eggs and the beloved Pato de Hule (Rubber Duck) of previous versions, the virtuality and the enclosed space. In its 2022 version, four new and great works of national and international artists will be part of the festival with which the public will be able to enjoy freely in the sector.
“We are excited and eager for people to enjoy this new version of the Festival Hecho en Casa Entel. This year we return to the streets, to the public space, and we want all the people to be surprised and delighted with the artworks that will be exhibited in the park”, said Entel’s Communications Manager, Fernando Rivas.
The creative director of Bla!, Felipe Zegers, stressed that this is a special year: “It’s incredible to know that 10 years have passed since the first Festival Hecho en Casa, in which we have presented more than 60 international and national artists, and to think of all the people who have been able to play and enjoy art in the city”.
For his part, Payo Söchting, artistic director of Bla!, added that “we are celebrating and to celebrate, this year we will present large-scale works and will once again transform the public space into a place that belongs to everyone. The invitation is to interact and enjoy these incredible urban interventions, which together seek to be a meeting point in the city, to enjoy interventions that invite us to let our imagination fly and celebrate outdoors”.
Inclusion and sustainability
As in its previous versions, the festival maintains the commitment to neutralize the carbon footprint, measuring the impact generated, to then invest in carbon credits that will be destined to an accredited national project. Therefore, a waste management protocol will be implemented in the production of the festival and dematerialize graphic and promotional pieces.
Likewise, in order to ensure the transparency of the processes, the works will be traceable and the waste from the production of the event will be responsibly managed. For this, Stgo Slow, a consulting firm specializing in sustainability, will provide advice.
In addition, the urban experience will once again focus on inclusion so that no one is left out. For this reason, it has the sponsorship of Senadis (National Disability Service) and will have available audio guides, design and maps with accessible routes so that people can walk around the works without problems. In addition, the team that will work in the event will be trained in inclusive care, and for the opening there will be a sign language interpreter.
How to get to the festival?
This new edition of the festival Hecho en Casa Entel will take place in the Balmaceda Park, in the Providencia community, starting at the intersection of Avenida Providencia and Calle del Arzobispo.
Therefore, to visit this urban experience, you can use the Santiago Metro and get to the Salvador Station of Line 1, while the buses of the Metropolitan Mobility Network that are recommended are all those that travel along Avenida Providencia or Avenida Santa Maria, until the intersection with Calle del Arzobispo.
The location of the park is ideal for walking or cycling to avoid traffic jams and contribute to the sustainable nature of the festival.
Details of the works
Metálica, (Face Forward) by American visual artist Christian Ristow, is this year’s main work. Ristow is known for his robotic art, his animatronics work in film (Bicentennial Man, ‘Species III’: Set Invasion, Rage Against the Machines, Spiderman 2, among others) and television, and his large-scale interactive sculptures. He comes to Chile with an interactive robotic sculpture of the human face, and his gestures can be controlled live by the audience through 12 joysticks.
Burbujas, (Bubbles) whose original title is Evanescent, is the work of the Australian artist couple Zara Pasfield and Renzo B. Larriviere, better known as Atelier Sisu. They are specialists in urban installations and experiential environments, and bring to Chile a bubbling joy that will spark the green esplanade. Inflatable bubbles of pvc fabric, 7 meters high, in an area of 400 m2, that create a unique interactive experience for young and old.
Mascota, (Pet) Hecho en Casa Entel, is a 10x8x6 meter scaffolding structure, covered in colorful fabrics, which celebrates the diversity of species that brighten up thousands of homes. This year they are taking a giant and colorful character out for a walk through the city that will show its three heads and the public will be in charge of naming it, participating in social networks and celebrating the animals we love the most: our pets.
Carnaval, (Carnival) Hecho en Casa Entel, is an inflatable mask 6 meters high and 5 meters wide, inspired by the figure of the Diablo Mayor, which seeks to pay a sculptural tribute to the different Latin American traditions that, with imagination and creativity, turn the public space into a party where different cultures interact. It is inspired by the 3D model of artist Pepe Trincado and was made in conjunction with local artisan Eric Estrada to generate a virtuous circle of production.
17 Nov, 2022
Ten years ago the concept of “urban intervention” was installed for the first time in the massive collective imagination of the country. And this year, between November 24 and 29, the Festival Hecho en Casa Entel will once again take over the city and fill the streets of Santiago with color, with large-scale works that promise to surprise all those who come to Balmaceda Park, in the Providencia district (Salvador subway sector).
As it is already traditional, it will be a unique and free experience that calls to live art in the public space, creating new experiences that invite to celebrate the city and urban art in a festive and colorful encounter.
Gone are the remembered fried eggs and the beloved Pato de Hule (Rubber Duck) of previous versions, the virtuality and the enclosed space. In its 2022 version, four new and great works of national and international artists will be part of the festival with which the public will be able to enjoy freely in the sector.
“We are excited and eager for people to enjoy this new version of the Festival Hecho en Casa Entel. This year we return to the streets, to the public space, and we want all the people to be surprised and delighted with the artworks that will be exhibited in the park”, said Entel’s Communications Manager, Fernando Rivas.
The creative director of Bla!, Felipe Zegers, stressed that this is a special year: “It’s incredible to know that 10 years have passed since the first Festival Hecho en Casa, in which we have presented more than 60 international and national artists, and to think of all the people who have been able to play and enjoy art in the city”.
For his part, Payo Söchting, artistic director of Bla!, added that “we are celebrating and to celebrate, this year we will present large-scale works and will once again transform the public space into a place that belongs to everyone. The invitation is to interact and enjoy these incredible urban interventions, which together seek to be a meeting point in the city, to enjoy interventions that invite us to let our imagination fly and celebrate outdoors”.
Inclusion and sustainability
As in its previous versions, the festival maintains the commitment to neutralize the carbon footprint, measuring the impact generated, to then invest in carbon credits that will be destined to an accredited national project. Therefore, a waste management protocol will be implemented in the production of the festival and dematerialize graphic and promotional pieces.
Likewise, in order to ensure the transparency of the processes, the works will be traceable and the waste from the production of the event will be responsibly managed. For this, Stgo Slow, a consulting firm specializing in sustainability, will provide advice.
In addition, the urban experience will once again focus on inclusion so that no one is left out. For this reason, it has the sponsorship of Senadis (National Disability Service) and will have available audio guides, design and maps with accessible routes so that people can walk around the works without problems. In addition, the team that will work in the event will be trained in inclusive care, and for the opening there will be a sign language interpreter.
How to get to the festival?
This new edition of the festival Hecho en Casa Entel will take place in the Balmaceda Park, in the Providencia community, starting at the intersection of Avenida Providencia and Calle del Arzobispo.
Therefore, to visit this urban experience, you can use the Santiago Metro and get to the Salvador Station of Line 1, while the buses of the Metropolitan Mobility Network that are recommended are all those that travel along Avenida Providencia or Avenida Santa Maria, until the intersection with Calle del Arzobispo.
The location of the park is ideal for walking or cycling to avoid traffic jams and contribute to the sustainable nature of the festival.
Details of the works
Metálica, (Face Forward) by American visual artist Christian Ristow, is this year’s main work. Ristow is known for his robotic art, his animatronics work in film (Bicentennial Man, ‘Species III’: Set Invasion, Rage Against the Machines, Spiderman 2, among others) and television, and his large-scale interactive sculptures. He comes to Chile with an interactive robotic sculpture of the human face, and his gestures can be controlled live by the audience through 12 joysticks.
Burbujas, (Bubbles) whose original title is Evanescent, is the work of the Australian artist couple Zara Pasfield and Renzo B. Larriviere, better known as Atelier Sisu. They are specialists in urban installations and experiential environments, and bring to Chile a bubbling joy that will spark the green esplanade. Inflatable bubbles of pvc fabric, 7 meters high, in an area of 400 m2, that create a unique interactive experience for young and old.
Mascota, (Pet) Hecho en Casa Entel, is a 10x8x6 meter scaffolding structure, covered in colorful fabrics, which celebrates the diversity of species that brighten up thousands of homes. This year they are taking a giant and colorful character out for a walk through the city that will show its three heads and the public will be in charge of naming it, participating in social networks and celebrating the animals we love the most: our pets.
Carnaval, (Carnival) Hecho en Casa Entel, is an inflatable mask 6 meters high and 5 meters wide, inspired by the figure of the Diablo Mayor, which seeks to pay a sculptural tribute to the different Latin American traditions that, with imagination and creativity, turn the public space into a party where different cultures interact. It is inspired by the 3D model of artist Pepe Trincado and was made in conjunction with local artisan Eric Estrada to generate a virtuous circle of production.
Ten years ago the concept of “urban intervention” was installed for the first time in the massive collective imagination of the country. And this year, between November 24 and 29, the Festival Hecho en Casa Entel will once again take over the city and fill the streets of Santiago with color, with large-scale works that promise to surprise all those who come to Balmaceda Park, in the Providencia district (Salvador subway sector).
As it is already traditional, it will be a unique and free experience that calls to live art in the public space, creating new experiences that invite to celebrate the city and urban art in a festive and colorful encounter.
Gone are the remembered fried eggs and the beloved Pato de Hule (Rubber Duck) of previous versions, the virtuality and the enclosed space. In its 2022 version, four new and great works of national and international artists will be part of the festival with which the public will be able to enjoy freely in the sector.
“We are excited and eager for people to enjoy this new version of the Festival Hecho en Casa Entel. This year we return to the streets, to the public space, and we want all the people to be surprised and delighted with the artworks that will be exhibited in the park”, said Entel’s Communications Manager, Fernando Rivas.
The creative director of Bla!, Felipe Zegers, stressed that this is a special year: “It’s incredible to know that 10 years have passed since the first Festival Hecho en Casa, in which we have presented more than 60 international and national artists, and to think of all the people who have been able to play and enjoy art in the city”.
For his part, Payo Söchting, artistic director of Bla!, added that “we are celebrating and to celebrate, this year we will present large-scale works and will once again transform the public space into a place that belongs to everyone. The invitation is to interact and enjoy these incredible urban interventions, which together seek to be a meeting point in the city, to enjoy interventions that invite us to let our imagination fly and celebrate outdoors”.
Inclusion and sustainability
As in its previous versions, the festival maintains the commitment to neutralize the carbon footprint, measuring the impact generated, to then invest in carbon credits that will be destined to an accredited national project. Therefore, a waste management protocol will be implemented in the production of the festival and dematerialize graphic and promotional pieces.
Likewise, in order to ensure the transparency of the processes, the works will be traceable and the waste from the production of the event will be responsibly managed. For this, Stgo Slow, a consulting firm specializing in sustainability, will provide advice.
In addition, the urban experience will once again focus on inclusion so that no one is left out. For this reason, it has the sponsorship of Senadis (National Disability Service) and will have available audio guides, design and maps with accessible routes so that people can walk around the works without problems. In addition, the team that will work in the event will be trained in inclusive care, and for the opening there will be a sign language interpreter.
How to get to the festival?
This new edition of the festival Hecho en Casa Entel will take place in the Balmaceda Park, in the Providencia community, starting at the intersection of Avenida Providencia and Calle del Arzobispo.
Therefore, to visit this urban experience, you can use the Santiago Metro and get to the Salvador Station of Line 1, while the buses of the Metropolitan Mobility Network that are recommended are all those that travel along Avenida Providencia or Avenida Santa Maria, until the intersection with Calle del Arzobispo.
The location of the park is ideal for walking or cycling to avoid traffic jams and contribute to the sustainable nature of the festival.
Details of the works
Metálica, (Face Forward) by American visual artist Christian Ristow, is this year’s main work. Ristow is known for his robotic art, his animatronics work in film (Bicentennial Man, ‘Species III’: Set Invasion, Rage Against the Machines, Spiderman 2, among others) and television, and his large-scale interactive sculptures. He comes to Chile with an interactive robotic sculpture of the human face, and his gestures can be controlled live by the audience through 12 joysticks.
Burbujas, (Bubbles) whose original title is Evanescent, is the work of the Australian artist couple Zara Pasfield and Renzo B. Larriviere, better known as Atelier Sisu. They are specialists in urban installations and experiential environments, and bring to Chile a bubbling joy that will spark the green esplanade. Inflatable bubbles of pvc fabric, 7 meters high, in an area of 400 m2, that create a unique interactive experience for young and old.
Mascota, (Pet) Hecho en Casa Entel, is a 10x8x6 meter scaffolding structure, covered in colorful fabrics, which celebrates the diversity of species that brighten up thousands of homes. This year they are taking a giant and colorful character out for a walk through the city that will show its three heads and the public will be in charge of naming it, participating in social networks and celebrating the animals we love the most: our pets.
Carnaval, (Carnival) Hecho en Casa Entel, is an inflatable mask 6 meters high and 5 meters wide, inspired by the figure of the Diablo Mayor, which seeks to pay a sculptural tribute to the different Latin American traditions that, with imagination and creativity, turn the public space into a party where different cultures interact. It is inspired by the 3D model of artist Pepe Trincado and was made in conjunction with local artisan Eric Estrada to generate a virtuous circle of production.