As part of the program for L’Aquila 2026, Italian Capital of Culture, citizens are invited to take part in “Inside Out – The People’s Art Project by JR, “ the renowned participatory public art project conceived by French artist JR, led by ArtsFor, and supported by the City of L’Aquila.

During “Abruzzo in Bolla” at the Palazzo dell’Emiciclo from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., a team of photographers will take portraits of anyone who wishes to participate in this Inside Out event.

The participants’ faces will then be transformed into large black-and-white posters and displayed in Piazza Duomo, creating one of the largest collective works of art ever produced in L’Aquila: over 2,000 portraits of residents of L’Aquila and the areas affected by the 2009 earthquake, coming together to form a single, grand visual narrative of identity and belonging.

Lending your face to the project means becoming part of an international movement active in 154 countries with over 500,000 portraits collected, and contributing to a work that belongs to the community and tells, through the faces of its residents, the history and future of the capital of Abruzzo.

Participation is free and open to everyone.