Arte Sella Arte Natura 
Sculpture
and Land-Art Project 
Arte
Sella is an international biennial exhibition of contemporary
art which began life in 1986. It takes places in the open, in the
fields and woods of the Val di Sella valley (near Borgo Valsugana
in the Province of Trento). Since 1996 the Arte Sella project has
been laid out along a path in the woods on the southern slope of
the Armentera mountain. The route, named ARTENATURA ("Art in Nature")
is designed to enable visitors to view the artworks and at the same
time enjoy the natural site itself (with its different types of
woods, rocks and trees .)
The idea of the exhibition
is not just to display works of art but also to show the creative
process involved: the works are followed day by day as they are
created and the artists are called upon to express their relationship
with nature from which they draw inspiration - a relationship based
on respect.
The works are usually three-dimensional since
they are constructed using stones, leaves, branches and tree-trunks;
occasionally man-made objects, materials or colours are used.
When
the exhibition closes, many of the artworks are left to decay, thus
becoming part of nature's life-cycle; others are put on show in
museums, art galleries and exhibitions in Italy and abroad.
In
the last few years Arte Sella has expanded to include the nearby
rustic Malga Costa. This unusual but attractive building has served
as the backdrop for various exhibitions and events which have attracted
considerable interest.
In 2001, near the Malga Costa
the artist Giuliano Mauri built the massive
"Tree Cathedral"
artwork for Arte Sella.
from:
www.arte sella - 08/2006