This street piano event is part of the project “Play Me, I’m Yours” by British artist Luke Jerram. The exhibit has been touring internationally since 2008 in locations such as New York, Boston and London and will make its debut in Florence from April 17 to May 3.
The Florence project is sponsored by the Willcox, Buyck & Williams Foundation.
“We are going to be placing about 20 pianos around Florence,” said project manager Roger Malfatti. “This is an international activity that’s being done all over the world. We’re the only place in the southern half of the country that’s going to be doing it this year.”
Malfatti said the purpose of “Play Me, I’m Yours” is to get people to create their own art, whether it is playing a piano, or decorating one.“We’re looking for people to express themselves,” said Reynolds Williams, an organizer of the project. “It can be one person or a group. We do want it to be fun art. Artists are artists, so they will decide how to express themselves.”
Williams said his main reason for wanting to bring “Play Me, I’m Yours” to Florence is that it is something everyone will be able to enjoy together.
“There are plenty of talented people in Florence. That’s one thing that brings people together,” Williams said. “All of us can enjoy music and art. The point is not to make money or raise funds; the point is to bring people of Florence together, and people of the state.”
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