Cretto di Burri, Gibellina, Sicily, June 2022
This is giant piece of landscape artwork, started in 1984 and not completed until 2015.
The Italian artist, Alberto Burri, covered the remains of old Gibellina (destroyed in the Belice Valley earthquake in 1968) in this white concrete shroud, leaving gaps where the streets ran. It leaves us with an eerie memorial to a lost town and its lost people.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 August 2022
Posted as part of Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
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Fascinating! I had to look this up to see more of this amaze-ing artwork. Thank you for sharing, Debbie.
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We visited this sad amazing place in 2010. Thanks for the reminder and memories.
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What an extraordinary artwork. Thanks for sharing I’ve never seen anything like this . What a creative vision this artist had!
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Hard to get a sense of this. It must be amazing.
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It is quite something. Do a quick google search – there are plenty of aerial views. The heat made it difficult to climb the slopes and I could have done with platform shoes to see over the walls!
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Actually I did that after commenting. Yup, quite amazing.
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A very special sight….
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Amazing
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WOW. That must have been something amazing to see in person 😀
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It was – an amazing idea, but also sad
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