Alfredo Pirri's PASSI Installation at Castello Maniace in Siracusa

Alfredo Pirri's installation PASSI at Castello Maniace in Siracusa transforms the 800-square-meter Sala Ipostila into a luminous, aquatic environment. Curated by Helga Marsala, the work features a mirrored floor and colored spheres, creating a reflective space that blurs boundaries between interior and exterior, past and present. Pirri's practice, rooted in rhizomatic structures and recurring motifs, is further explored through a video by Pietro Leone and a maquette in the Project Room. The installation invites visitors to walk on the mirrored surface, engaging with themes of duality, memory, and collective experience. Pirri describes the work as a 'sea' where visitors immerse themselves and emerge transformed. The piece also references the historical fortification of the castle, opening it to light and shared space. The project was part of the broader initiative I pesci non portano fucili (2017) at Macro Testaccio in Rome.