Constatntino Nivola was an international artist from Orani,Sardegna. His life elevated from a painter to studyng graphic design at ISIA, monza to teaching art at Harvard university. He was continually caught between Sardinia and America, yet his Sardinian-ness was a profoundly identifying trait marking an origin that could not be easily erased. His sand casting techniques were huge success in 1950’s. later on he known as ‘sculptor for architects’. However, many of his achievements and works are unknown to people. After Costantino's death, a cultural foundation under his name was established in Orani, and the ancient town's washhouse was transformed by the American architect Peter Chermayeff into an exhibition space dedicated to Nivola's work in 1995. This project aims to give the artist more international and national visibility by enhancing the existing Nivola Museum and enhancing cultural landscape of orani with his own vision of it which is the pergola village concept. The aim is clearly to go beyond the traditional concept of the exhibition centre through an inclusive vision of openness to the local community and to foreign visitors in line with the idea of imagining a museum that breaks with the conventions of the traditional, this competition proposes to integrate an accommodation program within the museum grounds. What if Museo Nivola would offer to its visitors the possibility to actually "live" in it? How could a program of this kind be integrated in the surrounding context? The exhibition complex sits in a spectacular natural site below the pilgrimage mountain of Monte Gonare, and aside from the existing formal gardens, it includes over 20 hectares of land covered by olive trees and wild Mediterranean vegetation: the ideal location for a few small accommodation pavilions immersed in the local landscape. The so called "take-away-tourism" has always been a critical issue for Sardinian small villages and minor museums. Visitors arrive by ear from the coast, they visit the collection and as soon as they flnish, they leave for the next destination, losing probably the only opportunity to explore the village and the surrounding territory. The chance to offer a sort of eco-hotel facility within the museum complex might help to counter this take-away dynamic, fostering a different.
Constatntino Nivola è stato un artista internazionale di Orani, Sardegna. La sua vita è passata da pittore a studiare graphic design all'ISIA di monza fino all'insegnamento di arte all'università di Harvard. Era continuamente stretto tra la Sardegna e l'America, eppure la sua sardità era un tratto profondamente identitario che segnava un'origine che non poteva essere facilmente cancellata. Le sue tecniche di colata in sabbia ebbero un enorme successo negli anni '50. più tardi conosciuto come 'scultore per architetti'. Tuttavia, molti dei suoi successi e lavori sono sconosciuti alle persone. Dopo la morte di Costantino, ad Orani è stata istituita una fondazione culturale a suo nome e l'antico lavatoio del paese è stato trasformato dall'architetto americano Peter Chermayeff in uno spazio espositivo dedicato all'opera di Nivola nel 1995. Questo progetto mira a dare all'artista una maggiore visibilità internazionale e nazionale valorizzando l'esistente Museo Nivola e valorizzando il paesaggio culturale di Orani con la sua visione di esso che è il concetto di villaggio pergolato. L'obiettivo è chiaramente quello di andare oltre il tradizionale concetto di centro espositivo attraverso una visione inclusiva di apertura alla comunità locale e ai visitatori stranieri in linea con l'idea di immaginare un museo che rompa con le convenzioni del tradizionale, questo concorso si propone di integrare un programma di alloggio all'interno del parco del museo. E se il Museo Nivola offrisse ai suoi visitatori la possibilità di "abitarci" realmente? Come si potrebbe integrare un programma di questo tipo nel contesto circostante? Il complesso espositivo si trova in uno spettacolare sito naturale sotto la montagna di pellegrinaggio del Monte Gonare e, oltre ai giardini formali esistenti, comprende oltre 20 ettari di terreno coperti da ulivi e macchia mediterranea selvaggia: il luogo ideale per alcuni piccoli padiglioni ricettivi immerso nel paesaggio locale. Il cosiddetto "turismo da asporto" è sempre stato un tema critico per i piccoli borghi ei musei minori della Sardegna. I visitatori arrivano a orecchio dalla costa, visitano la collezione e appena sbarcati ripartono per la meta successiva, perdendo probabilmente l'unica occasione di esplorare il paese e il territorio circostante. La possibilità di offrire una sorta di struttura eco-alberghiera all'interno del complesso museale potrebbe contribuire a contrastare questa dinamica di asporto, favorendone un diverso.
Nivolascape : reviving living cultural landscape of Orani
PATTAMMADI SAJAN, SHAYARI
2021/2022
Abstract
Constatntino Nivola was an international artist from Orani,Sardegna. His life elevated from a painter to studyng graphic design at ISIA, monza to teaching art at Harvard university. He was continually caught between Sardinia and America, yet his Sardinian-ness was a profoundly identifying trait marking an origin that could not be easily erased. His sand casting techniques were huge success in 1950’s. later on he known as ‘sculptor for architects’. However, many of his achievements and works are unknown to people. After Costantino's death, a cultural foundation under his name was established in Orani, and the ancient town's washhouse was transformed by the American architect Peter Chermayeff into an exhibition space dedicated to Nivola's work in 1995. This project aims to give the artist more international and national visibility by enhancing the existing Nivola Museum and enhancing cultural landscape of orani with his own vision of it which is the pergola village concept. The aim is clearly to go beyond the traditional concept of the exhibition centre through an inclusive vision of openness to the local community and to foreign visitors in line with the idea of imagining a museum that breaks with the conventions of the traditional, this competition proposes to integrate an accommodation program within the museum grounds. What if Museo Nivola would offer to its visitors the possibility to actually "live" in it? How could a program of this kind be integrated in the surrounding context? The exhibition complex sits in a spectacular natural site below the pilgrimage mountain of Monte Gonare, and aside from the existing formal gardens, it includes over 20 hectares of land covered by olive trees and wild Mediterranean vegetation: the ideal location for a few small accommodation pavilions immersed in the local landscape. The so called "take-away-tourism" has always been a critical issue for Sardinian small villages and minor museums. Visitors arrive by ear from the coast, they visit the collection and as soon as they flnish, they leave for the next destination, losing probably the only opportunity to explore the village and the surrounding territory. The chance to offer a sort of eco-hotel facility within the museum complex might help to counter this take-away dynamic, fostering a different.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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