In Sulcis Iglesiente, southern Sardinia, within a park of over thirteen hectares, live more than seven hundred centuries-old olive trees entrusted to the care of the families of the town; among them stands one of the oldest olive trees in Europe called “Sa Reina”: The Queen. With over 16 meters in circumference of the trunk, its very green foliage, gnarled branches, it defies time, seasons, history. Mother, courageous guardian, defends the territory and what little remains of the ancient boundless domain.
Accomplices her heroines, Eleonora d’Arborea first of all, and the indomitable and stubborn strength of her women, the name of Grazia Deledda is enough to represent them, Sardinia is often a feminine tale, which has its roots in Prehistory to reach , with a priceless baggage of ancient knowledge, on the threshold of our time.
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First goddesses, then queens, then artists the journey continues, the weapons change but the principle of resilience remains unchanged, almost as if it were genetically transmitted.
“Queens”, curated by Efisio Carbone
The beautiful “Reinas” exhibition, curated by Efisio Carbone, at the Ettore Fico Museum in Turin, extended until 20 June, collects the works of four of the most important Sardinian artists, from the 1970s to the present day. anthologies dedicated to Maria Lai, Zaza Calzia, Rosanna Rossi and Lalla Lussu, interconnected to emphasize points of contact and diversity of research.
The path is traced by as many keywords that want to suggest the characterizing theme of the selected nuclei along a narrative that is also discovery, surprise, reflection. So here is Maria Lai’s needle pulled from a sewn wall to “tie and connect” together the four themes of the Word, Rhythm, Color and Sign as selected chapters from a single book.