The exhibition "Pinuccio Sciola. Sculpted Nature: Sound, Stones, Memory" will open on Wednesday, September 30th, starting at 6:30 PM at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris. The exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Sciola Foundation, pays homage to the great Sardinian sculptor on the tenth anniversary of his death. The exhibition will remain open until March 30, 2027.
In the garden of the Hôtel de Galliffet in Rue de Varenne, home of the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris, the public will be able to admire a monumental Pietra Sonora in basalt, the Foglie morte, a reference installation already presented in Paris in 2004 in the Jardin du Luxembourg as part of the event “Éloge à la nature”, and the Semi della Pace, one of the highest and most complete conceptual syntheses of Sciola's work, also hosted in the Quirinale Gardens in Rome.
The works on display are intended to highlight Pinuccio Sciola's contemporary artistic journey and the profound sensitivity to the natural environment that has led him to develop a poetics in sculpture based on the relationship between humanity and the earth, on the respect that every living being is called to have for the plant and natural universe, as an essential condition for harmonious coexistence.
The inauguration will feature remarks by Tomaso Sciola, Vice President of the Foundation; Maria Sciola, General Director of the Foundation and Director of the Giardino Sonoro | PS Museum; and Andrea Granitzio, Artistic Director of the Foundation's sound projects and composer.
"On the tenth anniversary of Pinuccio Sciola's passing," comments Tomaso Sciola, the artist's son and vice president of the Foundation that bears his name, "returning to Paris represents a significant symbolic and cultural milestone for us. As part of the Foundation's internationalization effort, being present again in one of the world's leading art capitals is both an honor and a testament to the power, relevance, and universal potential of Sciola's work. I would like to thank the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris and the Region of Sardinia for believing in this project and for helping to make such a significant milestone possible."
The documentary "Born of Stone" by Emilio Bellu (Italy/Czech Republic, 2016, 15 minutes) will be screened on this occasion. It explores the artist's life inside his famous Sound Garden in San Sperate, and its soundtrack was created entirely by sampling the actual sounds produced by Sciola's sculptures. The documentary has already been shown at major international festivals such as the Raindance Film Festival in London and won Best Short Documentary at the Berlin Short Film Festival.
The inauguration will be followed by the concert for piano and sound stones "Rooms to Explore," a candlelit exploration of imaginary rooms—physical and mental spaces—where listeners will find themselves following the evolution of the music.
(Unioneonline)