Stockholm born, Florence based ETNA created this poplar tree to rather levitate on a wall in Mantova, Italy recently.
![](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/brooklyn-street-art-etnik-livio-ninni-mantova-italy-07-17-web-1.jpg)
Etnik for Without Frontiers Festival in Mantova, Italy. June 2017. (photo © Livio Ninni)
The 90s graffiti writer who now often participates in mural festivals says he chose this geometric abstraction to represent the poplar tree because of its historical connection to this host city and because of the undeniable intertwined associations he also has with the architecture that these trees often frame.
Part of the “Without Frontiers’ project that ran June 19-24 and was curated by Simona Gavioli and Giulia Giliberti of Caravan Setup Gallery in Bologna, the mural project includes work by artists Elbi Elem, Panem et Circenses, Zedz, and Corn79.
Etnik for Without Frontiers Festival in Mantova, Italy. June 2017. (photo © Livio Ninni)
Etnik for Without Frontiers Festival in Mantova, Italy. June 2017. (photo © Livio Ninni)
Etnik for Without Frontiers Festival in Mantova, Italy. June 2017. (photo © Livio Ninni)
Other Articles You May Like from BSA:
"Trashplant" with Forest Dump Et Al : The Completed Installations - Part III
Here at the Trashplant festival in Tenerife, the performance artist and eco-artivist Forest Dump re-added foliage to this new tree that once was a telephone pole that once was a tree. Then he jumped d...
Here at the Trashplant festival in Tenerife, the performance artist and eco-artivist Forest Dump re-added foliage to this new tree that once was a telephone pole that once was a tree. Then he jumped d...
Urvanity Madrid Diary 2: 1010 & Moneyless Underfoot and Overhead
This week BSA is in Madrid to capture some highlights on the street, in studio, and at Urvanity 2019, where we are hosting a 3 day "BSA TALKS" conference called "How Deep Is the Street?" Come wit...
This week BSA is in Madrid to capture some highlights on the street, in studio, and at Urvanity 2019, where we are hosting a 3 day "BSA TALKS" conference called "How Deep Is the Street?" Come wit...
BSA Images Of The Week: 09.04.16
The walls are speaking. Unless they have been silenced. We regularly conject that a graffiti or Street Art piece rides only as long as it is allowed. Subject to immediate and daily perusal, ill...
The walls are speaking. Unless they have been silenced. We regularly conject that a graffiti or Street Art piece rides only as long as it is allowed. Subject to immediate and daily perusal, ill...
A Few More From "Beyond The Streets" - London Dispatch
Photos from the Beyond the Streets exhibition in London are slowly trickling in - today we bring you just a few more from the team at Beyond The Streets. More from the opening will be coming soon. Se...
Photos from the Beyond the Streets exhibition in London are slowly trickling in - today we bring you just a few more from the team at Beyond The Streets. More from the opening will be coming soon. Se...
"Forget Me Not" in NYC / Dispatch From Isolation # 59
The street and its art is a reflection of the society that it is part of, and right now in New York many in our communities are mourning the loss of family, friends, leaders, and followers. Forge...
The street and its art is a reflection of the society that it is part of, and right now in New York many in our communities are mourning the loss of family, friends, leaders, and followers. Forge...