Tripoli, Candidate European Capital of Culture 2021

The visual identity of the organization for the candidacy of Tripoli for the institution of the European Capital of Culture for the year 2021, is based on the emblem of the candidacy and is developed in a large range of promotion and communication applications.

As the emblem of the organization we proposed the syringe, the Arcadian halo of Pan. In ancient myth, the syringe is a work of art and an art instrument, which restores the primordial unity of things. It is this organic archetypal whole that is the main content of the Arcadian Ideal and is attributed to the design of the emblem with the use of the single line, the one and only line that forms and completes it, divides and multiplies it at the same time. The polyphony of the seven reeds of the flute becomes a festive polychrome that symbolize the synthesis, cooperation, dialogue and coexistence of the peoples and cultures of Europe.