Press conference: Saturday, June 28 at 10.00 am, Sala J. Bacher
Via Costalta, Luserna (TN) Luserna (TN)
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Opening: Saturday 28.06.2025, h 11.00 am, Sala J. Bacher, Via Costalta, Luserna (TN)
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The project explores the complexity of Alpine forest landscapes, often perceived as untouched nature but in fact shaped by forestry practices and increasingly affected by climate change. Storm Vaia in 2018, intensified by rising Mediterranean temperatures, felled around 14 million trees, creating ideal conditions for the spread of the spruce bark beetle (coleottero bostrico tipografo), a parasite that targets Norway spruces. Its invasion—made possible by increasingly mild winters—now threatens millions of healthy trees and disrupts the ecosystem. Through an installation of cables suspended between living and dead trees, the artist reveals the cycles of life, death, and regeneration within the forest. The work invites reflection on the fragility of ecosystems and the urgent need for responsible stewardship in a landscape marked by environmental change and human intervention
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Artwork:
01. Stefano Caimi, Stasi, equilibri ecosistemici in divenire, 2025, environmental installation, larch trees, spruce trees, necromass, stainless steel cables and tie rods, slings, variable dimensions.
Bosco dei Giganti, Luserna (TN)
The installation can be reached by following the Sentiero dei Giganti trail, with signs placed along the route.
Luserna (TN)
28.06.2025
Sala J. Bacher, Via Costalta
09:00
I AM FASCINATED BY THE BIOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY OF NATURE: A DENSE NETWORK OF INTERCONNECTED RELATIONSHIPS, ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLE.
I TRY TO DISTILL THEM BY ALTERING MATERIAL, COLOR, AND SCALE, TO HIGHLIGHT THE ELEMENTS THAT SUSTAIN THE WHOLE—THOSE TO WHICH WE ARE INEVITABLY CONNECTED.
Stefano Caimi (Merate, Italy, 1991) graduated in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Turin and currently lives and works in Montevecchia, in Lombardy. His works and installations have been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Italy and abroad, including: SMACH – Biennale delle Dolomiti, Val Badia (IT); Dancing in the Ash, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan (IT); EARTH – A Collective Landscape, AkzoNobel Art Foundation, Amsterdam (NL); Nexus, Echoes, and Connections, Sarah Crown, New York (USA); Dolomiti Contemporanee, Casso (IT). His works are included in several public and private collections, such as the Anthropocene Collection at MUSE, Trento (IT), In4Art (NL), and AkzoNobel Art Foundation (NL). He actively collaborates with Dolomiti Contemporanee and the Centro Studi sull'Ambiente Alpino of the University of Padua.
Since 2019, he has taught Computer Art at New Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. His course is focused on how digital media have changed the way to think, make and distribute art in the last century.
On the Cimbrian Alps, there is a place where the silence of the woods speaks an ancient language. This is Luserna, nestled among pastures and trails shaped by time, enchanting visitors with its authenticity and strong cultural identity.Here, people still speak Cimbrian—Zimbar to the locals—a Germanic language brought by settlers from the Empire in the 12th century. It is a living heritage, found in folk songs, elders’ stories, and bilingual signs.At the heart of this collective memory stands the Luserna Museum, which tells the story of the area’s history, nature, and traditions through immersive trails and sound archives. The Haus von Prükk, a traditional farmhouse museum, preserves daily life from the early 20th century through simple objects and quiet stories.Bobbin lace is a cherished village tradition that celebrates the beauty of slowness. For those seeking an authentic connection with nature, themed trails lead from the village into thick forests.
Watching over Luserna is Fort Werk Lusérn, an austere Austro-Hungarian sentinel and silent witness to a past that still echoes.
Valerio Panella (Trento, 1984), graduates in Sustainable Architecture from the Politecnico di Milano. As an architect and designer, he has been drawn to the world of art since his studies, merging his sensitivity to environmental issues, sustainability, and cultural landscape. A member of the Arte Sella Association, he has been collaborating with them for over five years. For Una Boccata d’Arte he has been the curator for Trentino-Alto Adige since the first edition and he curated projects by the artists: Luca Pozzi in Mezzano (2020), Camille Norment in Santa Gertrude (2021), Giulia Mangoni in San Lorenzo Dorsino (2022), Benjamin Jones in Pieve Tesino (2023) and Adji Dieye in Magrè sulla Strada del Vino (2024).