Claire Fontaine’s Neon Homage to Ettore Majorana at Planeta’s Sciaranuova Estate
The eighth edition of Viaggio in Sicilia, an artist residency hosted by Planeta winery, is featuring the art collective Claire Fontaine, composed of Fulvia Carnevale and James Thornhill. They have designed a twenty-meter neon installation titled "Ettore Majorana," influenced by Leonardo Sciascia’s writings about the elusive physicist. The piece reflects a thought-provoking quote and pays homage to Majorana, who vanished in 1938 while at his family estate near Sciaranuova. Curated by Valentina Bruschi, this residency will adopt a biennial format, with this installation remaining permanent. Additionally, Mario Merz's "Fibonacci Sequence" will be displayed until next autumn.
Key facts
- Claire Fontaine created a 20-meter neon installation titled 'Ettore Majorana' for Viaggio in Sicilia 8.
- The work quotes Leonardo Sciascia’s novel about physicist Ettore Majorana.
- Majorana was a member of the 'Ragazzi di via Panisperna' and disappeared in 1938.
- The installation is permanently sited at Planeta’s Sciaranuova estate near Castiglione di Sicilia.
- Viaggio in Sicilia is now a biennial project: residencies in even years, exhibitions in odd years.
- Valentina Bruschi has curated the residency for three consecutive editions.
- Mario Merz’s 'Fibonacci Sequence' (2002) is on view at Sciaranuova until autumn 2019.
- The Merz installation was presented on July 27, 2019, during the Sciaranuova Festival.
Entities
Artists
- Claire Fontaine
- Fulvia Carnevale
- James Thornhill
- Ettore Majorana
- Mario Merz
- Emma Dante
Institutions
- Planeta
- Fondazione Merz
- Museo Archeologico Salinas
- Galleria Nuvole
Locations
- Sciaranuova
- Passopisciaro
- Castiglione di Sicilia
- Catania
- Sicily
- Italy
- Palermo
- Etna