Apulia Land Art Festival 2014: Carbon as Memory in Specchia

From August 29 to 31, 2014, Specchia, Lecce, will host the Apulia Land Art Festival, focusing on carbon as its main theme. Curator Francesca Guerisoli has chosen fifteen artists to create installations using seven quintals of coal supplied by Fondazione FS Italiane, set within the Bosco di Cardigliano, a protected Mediterranean maquis recognized with the Un bosco per Kyoto award. The festival delves into coal's historical and social significance in Salento, particularly its connection to emigration to Belgian mines. Featured artists include Nico Angiuli, Emanuela Ascari, and others, along with a unique audio installation by Cesare Viel. Additional activities will encompass workshops, conferences, theater, and music at Castello Protonobilissimo Risolo, in collaboration with Museo del Minatore Lucio Parrotto and Museo di Specchia della Civiltà Contadina e Artigianale. Organized by UnconventionART and Comune di Specchia, the event seeks to raise awareness of ecological issues through land art.