Gerold Miller Donates Monumental Sculpture 'Verstärker 65' to Centuripe, Sicily

German artist Gerold Miller (born 1961 in Altshausen) has donated his monumental sculpture 'Verstärker 65' to the town of Centuripe in the province of Enna, Sicily. The five-meter-high corten steel work is the first monumental piece in Miller's Verstärker series, which he began in 2016. Installed on Viale Corradino with Mount Etna as backdrop, the sculpture is intended as a cultural landmark in dialogue with the nearby archaeological site of Castello Corradino (2nd-3rd century AD). Centuripe, founded by the Siculi in the 8th century BC and destroyed by Frederick II in the 13th century before being rebuilt three centuries later, is known as the 'Taormina of the hinterland' for its scenic beauty. The sculpture forms part of a recent redevelopment of Viale Corradino, which created a 'Sicilian garden' covering 3,800 square meters with gardens, light traffic lanes, and new paving, enhancing the panoramic viewpoint and the view of the mausoleum at the end of the avenue. Miller, who since 1985 has explored the dimensions of the imaginary between image, sculpture, and architecture through essential metal forms, describes the installation as 'a bridge between past and present, between Sicily and Europe, between art and territory.' Mayor Salvatore La Spina called the work 'a symbol of dialogue between contemporary art, history, and landscape' and 'a gesture of great generosity and vision.'