At night, the city lights very often prevent us from seeing the starry sky. The hectic pace of daily life does not allow us to pause and observe the vault of heaven. Yet, the immensity of the Universe continues to fascinate mankind. The constellations draw an infinity of signs in space that man has interpreted over time, looking to the stars for the origins of his past and the projection of his future. These reflections gave rise to the idea of bringing a fragment of the starry sky closer and therefore more visible, almost palpable.
Carmelo Giammello
Carmelo Giammello’s Planetario (Planetarium) consists of 34 structures presenting various types of constellations. From scientific loyalty and creative invention, only some of them are recognisable, such as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor or the Centaurus, while others simply respond to the artist’s drawing. The project originally also included the realisation of a three-dimensional globe, which was shelved during construction.
After studying scenography at the Accademia Albertina, Carmelo Giammello (Bronte, 1954) was in charge of stage design at the Teatro Stabile di Torino from 1989 to 2002, while also working in other projects and alongside some of the best-known directors and playwrights, from Massimo Missiroli to Dario Fo, from Ugo Gregoretti to Giancarlo Sepe. In 1994, he collaborated with Gae Aulenti on the opera performance Elektra for Teatro alla Scala in Milan. His installation work and consequent sensitivity to interventions in space are also reflected in his Luce (light) in Turin. In 2004, Giammello won the Gassmann and Ubu Prizes with the set design of Molière’s The Miser.
Silvia Maria Sara Cammarata
Current Location
via Roma, Turin.
Previous locations
from 1998 to 1999 in Via Pietro Micca and Via Cernaia; from 2000 to 2001 in Via Roma; in 2002 in Via Pietro Micca and Via Cernaia; from 2003 to 2006 in Via Roma; in 2007 in Via Pietro Micca and Via Cernaia; in 2009 the work was requested on loan to Lisbon (Portugal); from 2010 to 2011 in Via Pietro Micca; from 2012 to 2015 in Via Roma; in 2017 in Via Roma; from 2019 to present in Via Roma.
Specifiche tecniche
Aluminium, nylon mesh, polycarbonate, neon replaced with LED neon flex in 2019 when the work was rebuilt, and light balls.
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Renato Longo 2022 -
Renzo Miglio 2022 -
Riccardo Rebora 2010 -
Roberta Rogina 2014
