There are already several rumours, moreover, about the exhibition that will interest la ville lumière: it seems that it will include six monumental works in the center of Paris and the sculpture “Energy of Life”, created in collaboration with Martin Katz, at the Hôtel de Crillon.
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It was customary for the eve of St. John to celebrate and light bonfires of or brooms in the city, in the squares and in the countryside and on the hills around the city to celebrate the summer solstice. They were the ‘fires of rejoicing’ which, recalling their pagan origins, attributed sacredness to light. Of that ancient pagan heritage, Florence has preserved the tradition of fires, organized today by the Society of St. John the Baptist with the contribution of the CR Firenze Foundation and the collaboration of the Municipality of Florence.
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