Natália Trejbalová's "Forecast" at Pinacoteca G.A. Levis Explores Deep Time in Val di Susa
The Pinacoteca G.A. Levis in Chiomonte, Italy, is currently showcasing Natália Trejbalová's solo exhibition titled "Forecast," which has been curated by ARTECO and Cripta747. This initiative originates from a residency in December 2025 and explores the geological past of Val di Susa, a region marked by over three decades of disputes regarding the Turin-Lyon high-speed railway. Trejbalová employs concepts from Karen Barad's neomaterialism and Robert Hazen's mineral evolution theory to illustrate the landscape's fluidity. The main film presents non-linear narratives, excluding human presence, and culminates in a snowstorm at Bolzano's Eurac Research center, hinting at a potential ice age. "Forecast" prompts audiences to reflect on the valley's history independent of human influence.
Key facts
- Natália Trejbalová's solo exhibition "Forecast" is held at Pinacoteca G.A. Levis in Chiomonte, Italy.
- The exhibition is curated by ARTECO and Cripta747.
- It results from a residency conducted in December 2025.
- The project engages with the geological history of the Val di Susa, a site of over thirty years of conflict over the Turin-Lyon high-speed railway.
- Trejbalová references Karen Barad's neomaterialist thought and Robert Hazen's theory of mineral evolution.
- The central film opens with incandescent magma and features non-linear sequences without human characters or voices.
- It incorporates images from the drilling archive for the Turin-Lyon railway and ends with a snowstorm at Eurac Research's extreme environment simulation center in Bolzano.
- The exhibition frames the railway tunnel as a geological event that accelerates matter on a planetary scale.
Entities
Artists
- Natália Trejbalová
- Karen Barad
- Robert Hazen
- Attila Faravelli
- Robert J. Flaherty
- Thomas Henry Huxley
Institutions
- Pinacoteca G.A. Levis
- ARTECO
- Cripta747
- Eurac Research
- Arteco
- No TAV
- PAC2025 – Piano per l’Arte Contemporanea
- Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture
- STARTER. Cultura e creatività per la sfida ambientale
- Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo
- NERO Editions
Locations
- Chiomonte
- Italy
- Val di Susa
- Turin
- Lyon
- Bolzano
- Alps
- Susa Valley
- Piedmont
- France