Saturday, April 22, 2017 was inaugurated in Fucecchio the sculpture by Marco Puccinelli entitled "Freedom in a ribbon - Letter 22", dedicated to the figure of Indro Montanelli. Made of stainless steel, an eternal material like the thought of the journalist of Fucecchio, the work was discovered during the renovation of Piazza della Ferruzza. This is how the artist talks about it:
The freedom in a tape
The idea of a sculpture dedicated to Montanelli was born in 2008, immediately after the realization of the work for Enzo Biagi. I was born in Fucecchio, it was from Fucecchio, it seemed to me a natural consequence to dedicate a sculpture to our most illustrious fellow citizen.
For my part, however, I want to emphasize that this is not only a parochial aspect, there is great esteem for the writer and journalist Montanelli, in my opinion the greatest. As for the fact that Montanelli, during his life, recalled several times that he did not like a monument, I can say this: my work does not represent his image but his thoughts, the facts he told and his sometimes uncomfortable ideas.
All this imprisoned in the ribbon of the typewriter as if it were for me the palette with colors and brushes. My work is a synthesis of his thinking. I have absolutely not sought a representation of the image.
Previously Puccinelli had already created a sculpture, also in steel, for another great journalist: Enzo Biagi, honorary citizen of Fucecchio since 2002. The work, entitled "Peace in a Pen", was inaugurated in 2008.
