Matthew Attard | Follow the Ship(s) – Drawing Detail #2 for Opera Viva Barriera di Milano, il Manifesto | Monday 20 July | Piazza Bottesini, Barriera di Milano, Turin

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The 12th edition of Opera Viva Barriera di Milano, il Manifesto returns to Turin’s Piazza Bottesini. The urban art project, conceived by Alessandro Bulgini and produced by Flashback, presents the 2026 edition titled IN TIME, which uses sailing as a metaphor to connect past and present, addressing urgent themes such as migration and solidarity.

The billboards, created by international artists, will later be presented in a group exhibition at Flashback Habitat. The project opens with Matthew Attard’s work Follow the Ship(s): a monumental 6 x 3 metre billboard featuring a drawing created through eye-tracking technology, merging ancient Maltese nautical graffiti with digital aesthetics to convey a powerful message of hope.