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Castello di Ama: The artworks at the heart of the castle of love
Castello di Ama —
Located in Siena, Italy, the Castello di Ama winery plays host to several art installations. It houses tiny sculptures hidden around the unsuspecting corners of the grounds, as well as large interactive installations throughout the vineyard. The owners, Lorenza Sebasti and Marco Pallanti, have been setting up permanent art installations on the grounds since the year 2000.
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Carlos Garaicoa, Yo no quiero ver mas a mis vecinos —
Above is the "Yo no quiero ver mas a mis vecinos" installation by Cuban artist, Carlos Garaicoa. The piece was installed in 2006, and is constructed using brick, concrete, foam and metal. The installation is said to encourage our desire to "clamber over" them.
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Louise Bourgeois, Topiary —
One of the artists who is exhibited in the winery is French-American artist Louise Bourgeois. This pink marble "Topiary" structure was installed in Castello di Ama in 2009 -- just one year before her death.
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Louise Bourgeois, Topiary —
The sculpture is described as a "female figure turned into a blossoming phallus." The artist had decidedly placed the sculpture in a corner, a "hidden and dark place" away from plain sight.
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Daniel Buren, Sulle vigne: punti di vista —
This installation by conceptual artist Daniel Buren utilizes mirrors to create what is described as a "landscape painting." The series of mirrors reflects the natural beauty of its surroundings, while allowing visitors to peer through to another perspective.
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Pascale Marthine Tayou, Le Chemin du Bonheur —
This installation by Pascale Marthine Tayou was installed in 2012. The artist is known for his liberal use of color, and gained recognition for his "childlike shapes and colors spilling out of walls and ceilings."
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Pascale Marthine Tayou, Le Chemin du bonheur —
His installation at Castello di Ama is "Le Chemin du Bonheur." It features splashes of color painted on a path leading to the winery, and is intended to encourage the nostalgia of past friendships and memories.
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Chen Zhen, La lumière intérieur du corps humain —
This piece by Chinese-French installation artist, Chen Zhen, was introduced to the winery's collection in 2002.
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Chen Zhen, La lumière intérieur du corps humain —
The installation uses crystals and is suspended from a roof within the winery.
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Cristina Iglesias, Towards the ground —
Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias collaborated with the winery in 2008 to create the above installation, "Towards the Ground."
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Cristina Iglesias, Towards the ground —
This installation holds a small body of water and functions like a fountain, with water levels rising up and down throughout the day,
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Anish Kapoor, Aima —
British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor created "Aima" for the winery in 2004. The installation is located in the winery's chapel, and features a "glowing red cavity" on the floor, illuminating the space in a warm light that is said to resemble the "glow of a communal fire."
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Giulio Paolini, Paradigma —
"Paradigma" is an installation by Giulio Paolini. It was created in collaboration with the winery in 2002. The combination of materials include a metal framework and scattered stone slabs, which are said to have been placed to appear as if they have "exploded."
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Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, The Observer —
Russian artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov created the interactive installation in 2010. Visitors must use a telescope to observe the installation, which is located in a distant house on the vineyard.
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Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, The Observer —
Visitors are encouraged to peer through a telescope to see this house in the distance. The installation appears to show people and angels gathered around a table.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto, L'albero di Ama. Divisione e moltiplicazione dello specchio —
This installation by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto was the first to be installed, and was set up in 2000. The work at first appears as "a great trunk standing at the end of the staircase."
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Michelangelo Pistoletto, L'albero di Ama —
Upon closer inspection, the trunk is shown to have mirrors inserted within it. These mirrors are composed in "various angles so as to produce different refracted images."
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Kendell Geers, Revolution/Love —
South African artist Kendell Geers is widely known for his socially and politically charged installations. The neon piece "Revolution/Love" was installed in 2003, said to be partially inspired by the "the passion writ on the carefully tended vineyard" itself.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto, Confession of Zero —
One of the most recent installations is by Hiroshi Sugimoto. According to Sugimoto, the piece encompasses "the presence of absence," with his main aim of the installation being to "give zero a shape."
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Hiroshi Sugimoto, Confession of Zero —
According to Sugimoto, this concept of zero that he wants to illustrate, exists in the "narrow interstice where the two points confront on another."
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Nedko Solakov, Amadoodles —
By attaching short narratives to his works, Solakov maintains his reputation as a "storyteller" whose work is "framed according to story lines."
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Nedko Solakov, Amadoodles —
Nedko Solakov's "Amadoodles" series are placed along numerous bare walls of the winery.
