The Botanical Garden of the University of Sassari hosted a cultural initiative to commemorate the message of the great painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Throughout the day, artistic installations were presented, intertwining figurative, graphic, and sculpture arts in a harmonious dialogue of shapes, colors, and materials.
The project was organized by the University of Sassari, thanks to the commitment of Dr. Luisa Carta, curator of the Botanical Garden, and Professor Paola Ruggeri, professor of Roman History in the Department of History, Human Sciences, and Education, in collaboration with the Filippo Figari Art School. This synergy confirms the role of schools and universities as educational communities open to dialogue and engagement with the local community.
The sculptural works on the theme "The Flowers of Goodness," created with humble and recycled materials, offered a reflection on the transformative power of art: simple and sometimes fragile elements like flowers were transformed, through the students' work, into meaningful forms, capable of expressing the harmony of nature and the generative power of the female figure. Invaluable, in this regard, were the contributions of the Fashion Design students, who created a rich collection of women's clothing, and the Metal Design students, who created meticulously crafted jewelry.
Alongside the installations, video projections conceived and produced by the students were presented, expanding the artistic reflection through audiovisual media. Among these, a film dedicated to Francesco Ciusa's "La madre dell'ucciso" (The Mother of the Murdered) offered further insights into the theme of female representation in Sardinian art.
