A visual journey tracing the ancestral bond between human presence and the volcanic landscape of Mamma Etna—a primordial convergence of fire, earth, water, and air. This photographic project explores the subtle fusion of body and environment, presenting the human figure as a delicate, near-evanescent presence suspended between reality and dream, dissolving into the terrain while remaining anchored in a spacious, dreamlike dimension where boundaries soften and identity unfolds through place.

The residency is dedicated to visual artists and performers working with eco-embodied practices and research-based approaches.It takes place in Milo, a village at the foot of Etna Volcano from 1st July to 21 July 2026. Located between Etna’s volcanic landscape and the Mediterranean coast—just 20 minutes from the sea—the residency offers an immersive environment for artistic research and experimentation. Artists are encouraged to engage directly with Sicily’s natural and cultural landscape, using the territory as a living site of inquiry. The programme focuses on exchange and collaboration. Residents share methodologies, references, and working processes while developing their individual practices and creating their personal artwork.  They are challenged to co-create an interactive outdoor performance among the Sciare (ancient lava flows) of the chestnut forest of Milo village. Public performances, workshops, and installations are an integral part of the residency, conceived as moments of encounter and dialogue with local communities and external visitors. 

Info to join the Artistic Residency

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Ec(h)oes of Etna

Ec(h)oes of Etna

“Eco” as in caring for the volcanic ecosystem. “Echoes” as in the resonances, memories, and voices of this land and its people.

We invite you to an artistic stroll through Elisa’s Dagala with five international artists at the conclusion of a three-week artist residency on the slopes of Mount Etna. At the end of the walk, artists will be happy to answer questions during the Aperitivo at Ecomuseo. 

Fornazzo - 200 mt from Ecomuseo del Castagno dell'Etna, Fornazzo, Milo

The artists:

 Luisa Spina (Italy) — explores the body as a living archive of the landscape through ecosomatic practices and deep listening

 Yoon-Joo Jee (France/South Korea) — creates rituals of collective movement to restore the connection between people and nature

 Tamara Safarova (Ukraine) — inhabits places in states of hypnagogic listening, allowing the landscape to speak through the body

 Alina Usurelu (Romania) — explores the memory of the territory through walking, sound, and alternative photographic processes

 Paolo Lolicata (Italy) — brings Sicilian mythology and the voice of the local community to the heart of the performance

 EVENT 5:30 p.m. Ecomuseo del Castagno dell’Etna — Fornazzo, Milo

Free admission — everyone is welcome 

Closed-toe shoes recommended

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This is a Multi-Venue Photo & Video Collective Exhibition and it seeks to deepen and expand understandings of how eco-embodied visual practices contribute to contemporary ecological consciousness. It aims to foreground diverse embodied relationships to place by gathering artworks that engage distinct landscapes, terrains, and ecological conditions across the globe.

We particularly welcome works that:

• are site-specific—created with, in response to, and in relational experience with a particular natural landscape, ecosystem, or geography. 

• emerge from embodied attention, sensorial encounter and experience, or sustained presence in a specific landscape.

• articulate lived experiences, relational narratives, or place-based stories.

• explore ecological interdependence, vulnerability, memory or transformation.

Meeting your Land is curated by Stefania Milazzo, Vanessa Grasse, Minou Tsambika Polleros and Thomas Kampe.

OPEN CALL ---> here   (Deadline 30 May 2026)