La tradizione della cartapesta e la "bottega temporanea" del Carro Trionfale di Maria SS. della Bruna

The contribution is part of my doctoral research on the themes of artistic craftsmanship and the processes of locality construction. In particular, the research focused on the meaning of the artisan workshop and the practices related to artistic and traditional craftsmanship, comparing the studies produced in these areas and reporting the case studies of the city of Matera and the Catalan region. In the case of the city of Matera, with reference to the artisan tradition of the area, I explored the themes linked to popular art and the trades of the agropastoral tradition, with a particular focus on papier-mâché and what I called the "temporary workshop" of the Carro Trionfale. The Carro Trionfale is made every year by master papier-mâché artists on the occasion of the Patronal Feast of the Visitation in honour of Maria SS. della Bruna and is destroyed in the traditional assault at the end of the festivities. For many months, the so-called Fabbrica del Carro became a large workshop, a "temporary workshop", where craftsmen transferred their work, dedicating entire days to the creation and decoration of the artefact and at the same time interrupting their daily work in their own workshops. A sort of home-workshop where the craftsmen actually live and work together.

本研究成果是本人博士阶段围绕艺术工艺与地方构建过程主题展开研究的一部分。具体而言，本研究聚焦于工匠作坊的意义及艺术与传统工艺相关实践，通过对比该领域现有研究成果，呈现了意大利马泰拉市与西班牙加泰罗尼亚地区的案例分析。在马泰拉市的案例中，结合当地工匠传统，我探究了与民间艺术及农牧传统行业相关的主题，尤其聚焦于 papier-mâché（纸浆工艺）及我所称的‘凯旋车（Carro Trionfale）临时作坊’。凯旋车（Carro Trionfale）由 papier-mâché工艺大师每年在纪念圣母德拉布鲁娜（Maria SS. della Bruna）的圣访主保节期间制作，并在庆典结束时的传统冲击仪式中被损毁。所谓的造车工坊（Fabbrica del Carro）在数月间转变为一个大型作坊——即‘临时作坊’，工匠们在此转移工作重心，整日投身于该艺术品的创作与装饰，同时暂停各自作坊的日常工作。这是一种工匠们实际共同生活与工作的‘家庭式作坊’。