The day finally arrives when the long-awaited exhibition “The Messi Experience: A Dream Come True” will open its doors. This Thursday the opening shot will be given of the exhibition that will remain in Miami for two months, before traveling to Buenos Aires and 80 other cities around the world.
The exhibition dedicated to Lionel Messicurrent captain of Inter Miamiunderstands nine thematic installations and maintains a certain chronological order, from its beginnings in its native Rosario to the achievement of the World Cup in Qatar 2022 with Argentina and his subsequent landing at the MLS club.
“Everything begins with a dream. That of a boy in Rosario (Argentina) who played soccer, played it very well and his dream was to be world champion,” David Rosenfeld, founder of Primo Entertainment, the firm responsible for the exhibition together with EFE, explained in an interview for the EFE agency. the Moment Factory studio.
Immersive projections, photographs, installations and interactions with the Albiceleste captain thanks to artificial intelligence These are some of the elements that attendees will be able to appreciate starting this Thursday, when the exhibition set up in a hangar in the Coconut Grove neighborhood opens its doors to the public.
He The tour of about 75 minutes also includes an interactive area for games and ball skills, as well as a space dedicated to his time with FC Barcelona, a Spanish league team where he arrived to join La Masía and with which he experienced his greatest achievements at club level, including four European Cups.
At the center of this exhibition pulsates “a story of overcoming”says Rosenfeld, a message that they especially want to emphasize to children: “Nothing is easy.”
For the star, now 36 years old and considered by some to be the best in the history of this sport, the beginnings were not easy, as he had to undergo growth treatment in Spain, and then was the subject of criticism in his country before to finally win the world championship, already in the final stage of his brilliant career.
Hence the subtitle of the exhibition, ‘A dream come true’, the manager points out, since although Messi’s life is “a bit like a movie”, It wasn’t always so wonderful and the player faced challenges, although he never gave up.
“The idea is that people feel that and see it. Many do not know that part, they see now that everything is wonderful, but they could not feel the entire process to get to where they are today,” Rosenfeld elaborated.
After the successes achieved with the immersive exhibitions dedicated to the plastic artists Vincent Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo, the founding partners of Primo Entertainment, Rosenfeld and Andrés Naftalí, were looking for a project that was “something more interactive, more taking people to the feeling”, and for this what better than the life of Messi.
“To get to the feeling and the reasons you have to tell them the way he experienced it,” said Rosenfeld.
“There began the idea of creating something emotional, that would take people through his life and career and make them feel part of that, and not just as they can see or read in the book,” Rosenfelfd explained. the creation of this exhibition in which the footballer and his team were involved.
Leo’s opinion on “The Messi Experience”
In a statement about the exhibition, Messi was delighted to participate in this project that shows his career “on and off the field“, and that offers the opportunity to relive “the most memorable moments and feel the emotions” that have been part of his career.
“Throughout my career, I have always strived to inspire and connect with people through my passion for football,” added the athlete, who is expected to visit the exhibition in the coming days.
Rosenfeld stressed that Messi is a living legend and “a perfect example of how all generations can overcome challenges and succeed.”
*With information from EFE.
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