2020-2021 EDITION • CAPACCIO PAESTUM • CICERALE • OGLIASTRO CILENTO • PRIGNANO CILENTO • TORCHIARA • RUTINO • LAUREANA CILENTO Concept Heartfelt thanks Angela Riccio to the Regione Campania and in particular Artistic Curator to Rosanna Romano the general manager Elio Rumma for cultural and tourism policies Coordinamento and the Department of Culture’s Annalisa di Renzo managers and officials, for the appreciation and support to this Artworks Production project, to the managers and the Tesi S.r.l. officials of Department of Culture for the appreciation to the Mayors and Executive Projects technicians of the Municipalities involved, Francesco Ciao per Tesi S.r.l. for their availability in following the Graphic design and layout project and the works’ installations. Elisa Zobbi And also a to Giovanni Pico, communication Pictures manager of BCC di Buccino e Comuni Cristina Santonicola Cilentani, for the valuable support he Mekanè Produzioni e Alta Prospettiva provided to the project, Angela Riccio to Gennaro Guida, Councilor for Culture Press of the Municipality of Torchiara, who Industria Grafica Campana s.r.l. was the first to believe in this project and defined the directions to follow, Press Office for her support and Rosita Sosto Archimio to Paola Mangone, valuable advice, to Alfonso Sarno, for the assistance and kindness he’s always shown towards us. ORGANIZATION REALIZATION PAESTUM ALTO CILENTO WITH THE CONTRIBUTION OF Il progetto ha ottenuto il finanziamento dalla Regione Campania ai sensi della legge 7/2007 INDEX Greetings from Vincenzo De Luca......................................................... pg. 5 President of the Regione Campania Contributions ............................................................................................. pg. 6 - Investing in culture in our territory, by Lucio Alfieri, President of BCC di Buccino e Comuni Cilentani - PACC: An attractor for the inland areas, by Angela Riccio, Vice-president of the Matteo e Claudina de Stefano Foundation - The Paths as the epicenter of cultural development, by Elio Rumma - Making for the Art, by Luigi Punzo, Tesi S.r.l. Map of Cilento: the municipalities involved................... pg. 12 CAPACCIO PAESTUM............................................................................. pg. 14 Tommaso Cascella, Ostro, Maestrale, Levante and Tramontana CICERALE.......................................................................................................... pg. 16 Giorgio Galli, The Sun OGLIASTRO CILENTO............................................................................... pg. 18 Pier Tancredi De-Coll’, Aim at the Moon PRIGNANO CILENTO............................................................................... pg. 20 Elio Rumma, Reeds TORCHIARA..................................................................................................... pg. 22 Gabriele Rothemann, The Eye of the Needle Elio Rumma, Ancestral Deities RUTINO............................................................................................................... pg. 26 Giorgio Galli, Archangel Michael LAUREANA CILENTO................................................................................ pg. 28 Giorgio Galli, The Bow The Artist.......................................................................................................... pg. 30 Elio Rumma - Tommaso Cascella - Gabriele Rothemann Giorgio Galli - Pier Tancredi De-Coll’ 4 Greetings by VINCENZO DE LUCA, President of the Regione Campania A far-reaching enterprise like the one of cultural attractions: it generates job Cilento presented here in this catalogue, opportunities and growth. whose ambition reaches far beyond itself, The idea of creating a path of contem- clearly demonstrates that with enthusia- porary art installations which will fo- sm, passion and determination, it’s possi- rever enhance the hinterland towns, ble to achieve results that might initially from Capaccio to Sapri, is an essen- seem unthinkable. tial and righteous cultural project. The “Paths of Contemporary Art in Cilen- We should thank all those who made to” represents a virtuous example of how it possible: the artists, who donated the collaboration between public and pri- their artworks; all the employees who, vate can provide lasting enriching results at all levels, contributed to this enter- to the territory. prise, providing their ingenuity and te- The Campania Region has been able to chnical knowledge, to the realization understand, interpret, and support indi- of works that will permanently be in viduals’ efforts to create an artistic pro- Capaccio Paestum, Cicerale, Ogliastro gramme dedicated to both the people Cilento, Prignano, Rutino, Torchiara who live here and those who visit. and Laureana Cilento. The Cilento is a land of culture and si- gns. The territory’s promotion is valuable when it transforms cultural assets into 5 CONTRIBUTIONS Investing in culture in our territory by LUCIO ALFIERI, President of the BCC di Buccino e dei Comuni Cilentani When Angela Riccio, through the Ergo Aware of historical evidence, but hea- South Association and the Matteo ding towards a future that art can help and Claudina de Stefano Foundation, us reach with new innovative concepts, told me about her Contemporary Art the first step towards the territory’s project in Cilento, I wondered whether strategic innovation. the area was ready to face such an inno- I wish this project a bright future, and vative challenge. that it’ll give us the possibility to tran- Meeting the artists, who duly explai- sform our towns, over the years, into an ned their works, understanding the extraordinary art container, that may philosophy behind them, the enthusia- encourage tourists to discover this in- sm of discovery and metaphors that lie novative, intellectual Via Francigena. behind the creations, proved the con- Our land must represent beauty throu- creteness of a project for our land that gh artworks that nourish the collective was taking shape. and creative imagination. Today, with the creation of the first A place that offers us a moment of rest, artworks, we started writing a new hi- reflection, with its sounds as instru- story of Art in Cilento and perceive the ments of a harmonious musical com- artistic itinerary between Municipali- position, where nature and the work of ties not just as a journey into art, but a man blend together. rediscovery of the places in a modern perspective. 6 PACC: An attractor for the inland areas by ANGELA RICCIO, Vice-president of the Matteo e Claudina de Stefano Foundation Get out of art galleries’ limited spaces values of a millenary land, renewed by to allow artworks to wander over the these abstract installations that aim to vast horizons of the panoramas of the interpret the natural essence of being. upper Cilento towns. Historic centres that suddenly open I love Cilento. into a belvedere, open spaces where Here’s where I moved at a mature you can let your gaze wander from the age and have worked to promote and green of the sloping hills to the blue enhance the land where my family has of the sea: here, the colourful instal- its roots. The organization and imple- lations nestle in, and with their repre- mentation of this project are my tribute sentations offer the observer ideas for to these towns which, each with its own reflection on natural elements such as history, are part of a unique culture. I the wind, the sun, the reeds, the sky or hope these paths will constitute a new on the meaning of ancestral deities and element of cohesion and that at the religious tradition. same time become a tourist attraction PACC - Paths of Contemporary Art in for an audience looking for creative Cilento - is a project that aims to cha- cultural inspiration. I hope this is the racterize an imaginary itinerary that beginning of an enterprise that will be runs from Capaccio Paestum to the ex- implemented in the coming years by treme tip of Cilento. creating an en plein air museum, tens of Winding through the small towns of kilometres long. the inner land, often ignored by hasty and careless tourism, discovering the 7 The Paths as the epicentre of cultural development by ELIO RUMMA, The idea of the Paths of Contemporary Art in Cilento was born from a lucky PACC artistic curator meeting with Angela Riccio, a patron of art and culture who’s in love with this area, where she decided to live. Two years ago, I was invited to Borgo Riccio and had the opportunity to speak with her in-depth. Given the common feeling towards contemporary art and Cilento, we deci- ded to accept this new challenge. The project involves creating an arti- stic path through the hilltop villages of Cilento that don’t directly overlook the sea: from Capaccio Paestum to Sapri. Once completed, it will be about 100 km long and become an open-air mu- seum: one of the largest in Europe. It won’t be an easy task but, as organizers and curators of the project, we will gua- rantee our goodwill and offer our expe- 8 rience gained over many years of work without the passionate and generous in the field. We are, therefore, quite op- collaboration of the artists invited to timistic. participate in this suggestive enterpri- We were fortunate to find a fellow tra- se. All of them are artists of interna- veller in the Tesi, a company led by the tional stature who will offer their cre- passionate art lover Luigi Punzo, com- ativity for free, happy to contribute to mitted to creating the works we will in- a project that is perhaps one of a kind stall along the way. in