Medieval Nature —   2026
Original tilte : Nature médiévale

Artist residency “Geologia di Luce” Monte Castello Di Vibio  -  Tangram  -  Ambria   - curated by  Sophie  Aliss  & Christine  Noel


 “Between the stones and the roots, a dialogue of the deaf “

Media : installation, Ceramics , Field Investigation
Themes :  Living Matter , Memory & Disappearance

 
  This residency was conceived as an intensive five-day creative workshop centred around the village of Monte Castello di Vibio, in Umbria, Italy. Six Tunisian artists, one French-Italian artist, and two Belgian artists came together to work collectively around the village’s historical, architectural, and atmospheric specificities.

Each artist developed an individual research practice in resonance with the identity of the place.

I chose to explore and reflect on the tensions I experienced upon arriving: those between nature and medieval architecture. In a way, I wanted to question nature about its relationship with the built environment, which, after all, has only been occupying its land for a relatively short time.

I developed this research through a series of plaster works, initially shaped in clay, exploring the confrontation between these two elements and their mutual responses.

The collective work resulted in two major projects:

The collective mural: a wall-based work in which the different artistic practices intertwined, creating a visual dialogue between the various approaches and the local context.

The artistic trail: a route through the village integrating installations and sculptures, inviting inhabitants and visitors to rediscover the heritage through another perspective.



→ See also : My Father’s Gardens   -     Stroll along the river  

 
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