Tales: Four Artists Reactivate the Hidden Stories of Santa Croce in Piedmont
The exhibition titled Tales is set to take place from September 26 to October 10, 2026, at the Complesso Monumentale di Santa Croce in Bosco Marengo, marking the conclusion of the second edition of the MARES artist residency. Curated by Tatiana Palenzona, Amina Berdin, and Jorge Van den Eynde, the showcase presents site-specific creations by Lucia Cristiani, Martina Ferrari, Benedetta Fioravanti, and Krizia León Porta. Established in 2024, MARES initiated a three-year program in 2025. Tales explores narratives within the complex, drawing inspiration from fairy tales and legends. Featured works include Cristiani's installations, Ferrari's MOSTRO MUTANTE, León Porta's El fin de la tormenta, and Fioravanti's Us above the brutes, with local schools participating through workshops.
Key facts
- Tales runs from 26 September to 10 October 2026 at the Complesso Monumentale di Santa Croce in Bosco Marengo, Alessandria.
- The exhibition concludes the second edition of the MARES artist residency.
- Curators are MARES founders Tatiana Palenzona and Amina Berdin with guest curator Jorge Van den Eynde.
- Four new site-specific works are by Lucia Cristiani, Martina Ferrari, Benedetta Fioravanti, and Krizia León Porta.
- The artists spent over two months in Bosco Marengo engaging with the complex's architecture, archives, history, and territory.
- MARES was founded in 2024 and launched a three-year research, production, and residency program in 2025 at Santa Croce.
- The first residency edition was titled Ruins; Tales focuses on stories, fairy tales, folk beliefs, legends, and speculative narratives.
- The residency included workshops for primary schools in Bosco Marengo and Frugarolo.
Entities
Artists
- Lucia Cristiani
- Martina Ferrari
- Benedetta Fioravanti
- Krizia León Porta
- Angelo Mangiarotti
- Till Gerhard
- Tatiana Palenzona
- Amina Berdin
- Jorge Van den Eynde
- Peter Pan
- Lorenzo Morandi
Institutions
- MARES
- Complesso Monumentale di Santa Croce
- exibart.com
- Inside Art
- Santa Croce
- Segnonline
- Rivista Segno
- segnonline.it
Locations
- Bosco Marengo
- Italy
- Alessandria
- Piedmont
- Frugarolo
- Santa Croce
Sources
- Rivista Segno —
- segnonline —
- Exibart —
- Inside Art —