Our mission

Today, we are increasingly called to engage more consciously with our surroundings. As environmental and social urgencies grow, we cannot afford to look away. Instead, we hold a responsibility, to pay attention, to connect, and to reconsider how we relate to the spaces we inhabit.

The central concept of the 2nd edition of Ambientale Art Festival is “Unearth What Can Be Found”. This theme invites artists to engage in a process of rediscovery, within both natural and societal landscapes. The idea revolves around uncovering what has been forgotten or hidden by engaging with nature’s cycles of change, loss, and renewal. Through this lens, the artists articulate personal narratives of transformation that resonate with a broader reflection on our shared responsibility for the world we inhabit. In contrast to the fast pace of daily life, nature offers a space to reconnect with our inner selves, a setting where we can engage with emotional and complex themes. Surrounded by its calm and openness, we may feel safer, more grounded, and freer to reflect and express ourselves. In this process, the environment becomes both a mirror and a guide in the ongoing process of becoming. In essence, the festival does not aim to provide answers but to open a space for renewed attention, both inward and outward.

Nature is the central theme in many of the works. Gianluca Ricco transforms a poem into edible letters, using seeds and flours, creating a gesture of unity and memory towards nature and the skylark. Supriya Ravishankar and Pedro Simplicio both explore the boundaries of intervention in the natural world: Ravishankar through an almost invisible wrapping of a tree trunk with yarn, and Simplicio by reshaping a tree’s leaves into perfect squares, subtly confronting the tension between natural growth and human-imposed order. Michelle Ronaly Kuruwitaarachchi’s wire portal offers shelter and invites a small shift in direction, a step off the usual path that can change how we see and feel the world around us. Her sculpture draws inspiration from hidden childhood places and the quiet transformations that come with slowing down.

Themes of presence and transformation are explored through form, the body and the idea of thresholds. Davide Miceli questions the meaning of ownership by presenting plaster dental impressions that lose their individuality and become a reflection of identity that comes alive when someone recognizes it. José Zendejas Foyo presents a cobalt-blue fabric dyed with edible ink that fades with the water’s flow, reflecting on the inner struggle and resilience. While Lorenzo Cappella places an outdoor rug to reflect on the limits between private and public space, an invitation to participate in an imaginary bittersweet and dramatic celebration.

In these works, materials are more than just tools, they play an active role in creating meaning. Matteo Baccino sculpts clay to resemble fragile everyday objects like trash bags, creating an ironic contrast between material and appearance. Amadeo Longo uses plaster to form bloated human heads with frozen expressions that symbolize air in a physical way. Giulia Bergantino, in turn, with a suspended sculpture of clay, gold leaf, and iron, draws attention to the idea that not all insight comes from depth; sometimes, clarity lies in what is already present and visible.

This exhibition takes place in a vast, wild park in Rome, filled with unexpected corners, natural trails, and open spaces to explore. The atmosphere of the park is unique because of its rawness: nature isn’t tamed by human hands, but left in peace to grow freely. The artworks are spread across the landscape without a fixed order. Each of the ten participating artists was invited to choose a location where they felt their work would best fit or enter into dialogue with the surroundings. In giving them this freedom, we encouraged a direct engagement with the landscape. As a result, the visitor’s journey is not shaped by a predetermined path, but by curiosity, intuition, and the natural rhythm of the place.

Holding an exhibition in a park is not a standard choice; it calls on artists, curators, and visitors to step outside conventional roles and expectations. This setting also offers something unique: the chance to engage with art in an open, living environment, where each encounter is shaped by the space, the weather, and the path you take.