Ballasanti’s Of Earth and Art project was established to cultivate the profound relationship between art and nature, a bond rooted in the history of art itself. The project’s concept is that artists will leave their oft-evolving impression on an ever-changing landscape.

The project takes its inspiration from many sources, from the historic Land Art movement to more recent art parks, to the essential questions posed by the short story “The Man who Planted Trees” by Jean Giono: “… a pretext for asking ourselves: how will we leave the world
and who will come after us? What does the word community mean? How can we feel close to those we do not know?”.

Ballasanti isn’t just a space for works of art: the place itself is the protagonist, not a mere picture frame, but a space in which the artist acknowledges that nature modifies and completes their work, creating a continuous dialogue between material and environment. The works of art arise from a wish to generate wonder, explore new poetry and material, creating and transforming their form. An open-air exhibition, where works of art are made with material belonging to the environment: stones, leaves, branches, trunks, trees and objects from the surrounding landscape, involving local craftspeople and artisans.