FACE Festival Aspromondo: 10 new permanent artworks in the Aspromonte forest
The 12th edition of FACE Festival Aspromondo, curated by art director Paolo Genoese and director Giacomo Triglia, aims to create an open-air museum in the Aspromonte National Park in Calabria. Ten permanent works were created during the 2023 artist residency, including Tamara Marino's cast-iron trapdoor titled "Make a wish", Federica Sorace's "Respiro" inviting visitors to hug trees, Paolo Infortuna's iron sculpture "Generato, non creato della stessa sostanza della Madre", Tonino Denami's rock carving "Siamo figli della Terra", the Zeroottouno collective's installation "Vis naturai et tempus", Beatrice Valenza's "La stanza Rossa" (in collaboration with Maria Teresa Oliva), Technelab's "Prospettiva rifugio" and "L'Arte non è la cura è la malattia", Giuseppe Negro's "Ignoto", Maria Wozniak's "Textile Poetry", and Larissa Mollace's photographic installation "Non accettare caramelle dagli sconosciuti".
Key facts
- 12th edition of FACE Festival Aspromondo
- Curated by Paolo Genoese and Giacomo Triglia
- 10 permanent artworks created in 2023
- Artworks are installed in Bosco degli Artisti within Aspromonte National Park
- Artists include Tamara Marino, Federica Sorace, Paolo Infortuna, Tonino Denami, Zeroottouno collective, Beatrice Valenza, Maria Teresa Oliva, Technelab, Giuseppe Negro, Maria Wozniak, Larissa Mollace
- Goal is to create an open-air museum in Aspromonte
- Artists worked in residence directly connected to the natural space
Entities
Artists
- Paolo Genoese
- Giacomo Triglia
- Tamara Marino
- Federica Sorace
- Paolo Infortuna
- Tonino Denami
- Zeroottouno
- Beatrice Valenza
- Maria Teresa Oliva
- Technelab
- Giuseppe Negro
- Maria Wozniak
- Larissa Mollace
Institutions
- FACE Festival Aspromondo
- Bosco degli Artisti
- Aspromonte National Park
Locations
- Calabria
- Italy
- Aspromonte