Ilare
Mi aspetto che il sole mi illumini ancora
a cura di Anna Pirisi
Ilare, La terra dei maiali, 2025. Site-specific installation, mixed materials / lime, soap, blood, iron acetate, black powder, environmental dimensions. Ph Claudia Falcetelli
"We will leave behind what remains of a collective passage, a ritual, an act of gratitude to the earth, the mountain, and the sun."
The project Mi aspetto che il sole mi illumini ancora emerges as an invitation to come together: on the longest day of the year, the summer solstice becomes an occasion to mend the bond between people and the land of Monteleone Rocca Doria. On June 21st, from Via Doria to the shelter beneath the rock of Sa Corona de sa Buvera, a procession of people moves toward an ephemeral architecture, built and activated through encounters and shared rituals.
Here, collected water, terracotta artefacts, and ritual breads prepared collectively are transformed into gestures of offering and celebration. The carpet, inspired by su tapinu ‘e mortu and cyclically entrusted to local women, becomes a living trace passed from hand to hand, weaving together memory and care. The celebration takes shape as a shared experience of gratitude and belonging, capable of extending beyond the moment in time.
Focolari d'Acqua (Water Hearths)
29 May 2026, h. 9:00
Piazza Chiesa, Monteleone Rocca Doria (SS)
A workshop exploring the ecological, social, and symbolic dimensions of water as a collective resource, moving through places shaped by the presence of water, including springs, paths, and sanctuaries. The journey opens up a discussion on themes such as the privatization of resources and the relationship between territory and community, with the aim of collectively reflecting on a shared ephemeral architecture within the rock shelter space of Sa Corona de sa Buvera.
Terra e fogu (Earth and Fire)
20 May 2026
Monteleone Rocca Doria (SS)
Terra e fogu is a demonstrative workshop dedicated to the traditional firing of clay over an open flame. Through the lighting of two bonfires, Ilare will guide the audience through the different stages of the process, from preheating to the final firing. A moment of observation and listening that restores the ancestral value of material transformation.
Thanks to: the municipal administration, Giovannina Fresi, Piera Masala, Foghiles, ArTes, Ivano Piva, the entire community, and especially the women of Monteleone Rocca Doria.
Ilare (Roma, 1994) vive e lavora a Roma. Si è diplomatə in Nuovi Linguaggi dell’Arte all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma e nel 2021 ha partecipato al corso di specializzazione in Arti Visive alla Escola Massana di Barcellona. La sua pratica artistica comprende installazioni, sculture, disegni, video e performance, e si sviluppa a partire da processi di interdipendenza, interazione, osservazione e attesa. Attraverso un lavoro basato sull’impermanenza, la relazione con lo spazio e la trasformazione della materia, realizza opere vive che non intendono sottrarsi al cambiamento, alla decomposizione e alla libera interazione con il pubblico.
Anna Pirisi works in the field of management, protection, and promotion of artistic and cultural
heritage, with a particular focus on contemporary art and decolonial practices. She trained in
Bologna and Cagliari and completed a master’s degree in Art and Cultural Law and Economics.
She has gained experience in museums and galleries in Sardinia, Italy, and abroad, working in
curatorial practice, cultural mediation, and event design. She currently works at the Fondazione Costantino Nivola, where she is engaged in art mediation and promotion. For Una Boccata d’Arte, she curated Sara Persico’s project a Burcei. (2025).
Monteleone Rocca Doria, in northwestern Sardinia, rises on a rocky hill surrounded on three sides by Lake Temo, a configuration that over the centuries made it a natural stronghold of the territory. Today affected by depopulation processes, the village reveals an ancient settlement vocation, evidenced by the presence of nuraghi and an important Punic archaeological site. In the medieval period, the powerful Genoese Doria family built the castle-fortress and the Church of Santo Stefano here, which still remain among the town’s most emblematic landmarks. Through sieges, destruction, and reconstruction, Monteleone has preserved its urban layout and the charm of a late medieval settlement.
Between the castle, historic churches, the bread-making museum, disused quarries transformed into an open-air theatre, and the lakeside landscape, the village continues to weave together memory, nature, and visions of the future.