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GAMeC Bergamo's 'Pensare come una montagna' biennial spreads across Orobie Alps

festival-fair · 2026-04-26

The GAMeC in Bergamo, directed by Lorenzo Giusti, has launched the fifth and final cycle of 'Pensare come una montagna – Il Biennale delle Orobie', a biennial that unfolds over two years rather than every two years, with 23 events across the Orobie Alps. The project aims to dynamically transition the museum to a new location by engaging local communities. Works include Gaia Fugazza's 'Mother of Millions', a monumental clay sculpture in a stable; Bianca Bondi's 'Graces for Gerosa', a dance-inspired installation in a deconsecrated church; Agnese Galiotto's fresco 'La montagna non esiste' in Almenno San Bartolomeo; Abraham Cruzvillegas' sound-activated installation at Fondazione Dalmine; Pedro Vaz's painting 'Becoming Mountain' at GAMeC; a 10-year retrospective of Atelier dell'Errore titled 'TEN'; a workshop by Asunción Molinos Gordo on seeds kinship; and a dance performance by Cecilia Bengolea at the Convento di Astino. The biennial has increased public attention to contemporary art and museum activities.

Key facts

  • Fifth and final cycle of 'Pensare come una montagna – Il Biennale delle Orobie'
  • 23 events instead of the announced 20
  • Project directed by Lorenzo Giusti, director of GAMeC Bergamo
  • Gaia Fugazza's 'Mother of Millions' in a stable in Val Taleggio
  • Bianca Bondi's 'Graces for Gerosa' in the deconsecrated church of Santa Maria in Montanis
  • Agnese Galiotto's fresco 'La montagna non esiste' in Almenno San Bartolomeo
  • Abraham Cruzvillegas' installation at Fondazione Dalmine activated by musician Dudù Kouate
  • Pedro Vaz's 'Becoming Mountain' at GAMeC, a portrait of Presolana mountain
  • Atelier dell'Errore's 10-year retrospective 'TEN' at GAMeC
  • Asunción Molinos Gordo's workshop 'Crops are not Orphans' with Orto Botanico 'Lorenzo Rota'
  • Cecilia Bengolea's performance 'Spin and Break Free' at Convento di Astino
  • Costumes by Alberto Allegretti for Bengolea's performance

Entities

Artists

  • Gaia Fugazza
  • Bianca Bondi
  • Agnese Galiotto
  • Abraham Cruzvillegas
  • Pedro Vaz
  • Luca Santiago Mora
  • Asunción Molinos Gordo
  • Cecilia Bengolea
  • Alberto Allegretti
  • Ermenegildo Agazzi
  • Dudù Kouate
  • François Malkovsky

Institutions

  • GAMeC Bergamo
  • Fondazione Dalmine
  • Atelier dell'Errore (AdE)
  • Orto Botanico 'Lorenzo Rota' di Bergamo
  • Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale di Villa d'Almè
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Bergamo
  • Italy
  • Alpi Orobie
  • Val Taleggio
  • Almenno San Bartolomeo
  • Dalmine
  • Monte Albenza
  • Presolana
  • Convento di Astino
  • Valle della Biodiversità
  • Villa d'Almè
  • Santa Maria in Montanis
  • Milan
  • Johannesburg
  • South Africa
  • Mexico City
  • Mozambique
  • Burgos
  • Spain
  • Buenos Aires
  • Argentina
  • Chiampo
  • Naples
  • Rome

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