Montecristo Project transforms Sardinian islet into secret sculpture park
The Montecristo Project, founded by Alessandro Sau and Enrico Piras, has turned an unnamed uninhabited islet off Sardinia into an experimental art site. The collective's first group show features sculptures by Alessandro Vizzini, Alfredo Rodriguez, Karlos Gil, and Carlos Fernandez Pello, each placed on custom bases that respond to the island's terrain. Works are conceived as totemic idols protecting the location. The island's location remains secret to preserve the pieces, which are integral to the project rather than a conventional exhibition space. The initiative aims to spotlight overlooked or forgotten artists alongside emerging conceptual talents.
Key facts
- Montecristo Project is a collective founded by Alessandro Sau and Enrico Piras.
- The project takes place on an unnamed uninhabited islet off Sardinia.
- It is the collective's first group show, featuring sculptures by four artists.
- Each sculpture has a unique base designed to suit the island's morphology.
- Works are conceived as totemic idols protecting the site.
- Alessandro Vizzini's piece resembles a stylized bull skull on a Greek column-like pedestal.
- Alfredo Rodriguez contributes a glass sculpture evoking Brancusi's forms.
- Karlos Gil uses Peugeot lions mounted on plexiglass.
- Carlos Fernandez Pello's organic forms rise from the ground on a hybrid support.
- The island's location is kept secret to protect the artworks.
- The project invites undervalued, forgotten, or young conceptual artists.
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Sau
- Enrico Piras
- Alessandro Vizzini
- Alfredo Rodriguez
- Karlos Gil
- Carlos Fernandez Pello
Institutions
- Montecristo Project
- Artribune
Locations
- Sardinia
- Italy