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Motta D'Affermo

Pyramid 38th Parallel (Fiumara d'Arte)

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Pyramid 38th Parallel (Fiumara d'Arte)

Pyramid 38th Parallel (Fiumara d'Arte)

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    August 21, 2025

    The site chosen for Staccioli's sculpture is a slight rise in the Motta d'Affermo area: an outpost high above the sea and overlooking the Halaesa excavations, whose geographical coordinates precisely center the mathematical consistency of the thirty-eighth parallel.

    By naming his work, the artist translates the abstraction of terrestrial measurement into creative metaphysical perception and seals the work's intrinsic connection to the geography of the place, perfectly in tune with the poetics that have distinguished his creations since the 1960s.

    The work is a hollow titanic tetrahedron made of Corten steel. Partially sunk into the rocky terrain, it features a crack along the western edge, further enhancing its precise location within the specificity of the site and cosmic space.


    Source: fondazioneantoniopresti.org/opera/piramide-38-parallelo

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      Location: Motta D'Affermo, Messina, Sicily, Italy

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