Fourth mural in rotating art series at Piazza Venezia.
The giant silos of the Metro C construction site in Rome’s Piazza Venezia have received a new artwork, the fourth in a rotating series of large-scale murals commissioned as part of an open-air art project alongside the ongoing underground works.
The new installation, titled Futuro a Vista, was created by Pierpaolo Ferrari of the artistic collective Toiletpaper. It covers the ten silos at the site, offering a surface area of 640 square metres, and was unveiled this week.
New artwork
The work depicts two children peering towards the horizon through a symbolic opening.
The gesture, laden with wonder, is intended as a metaphor for discovery and the anticipation of tomorrow, representing a city evolving towards its future.
Futuro a Vista, by Pierpaolo Ferrari – Toiletpaper. Photo WeBuild.
Ferrari has reinterpreted classical iconography in a pop register, creating a visual bridge between the history of Piazza Venezia and the technological innovation unfolding beneath the surface.
Project
The Murales project, promoted by the Metro C consortium led by Webuild and Vianini Lavori and supported by the city, aims to transform the construction infrastructure into a large-scale urban stage.
Futuro a Vista follows works by Pietro Ruffo, Marinella Senatore and Elisabetta Benassi, each of which has explored a different relationship between the metro project and the wider community.
The scheme was launched in December 2024 by Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri with the unveiling of Ruffo’s Costellazioni di Roma, a blue and white mural evoking constellations and legends associated with the city. Each artist’s work rotates roughly every four months.
Subway station
When complete, Venezia station will be one of the deepest and most complex in Europe, comprising six underground levels and providing direct access to Palazzo Venezia, the Vittoriano monument and the Imperial Fora.
The first underground level will be entirely dedicated to a museum area housing archaeological remains uncovered during excavation.
The remaining artists in the Murales programme – Liliana Moro and Nico Vascellari – are due to take turns until December 2026.
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