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The Bosco di San Francesco in Assisi Michelangelo Pistoletto © A. Angelucci © A. Angelucci © A. Angelucci FAI - Bosco di San Francesco, Assisi (Perugia) Born in Biella in 1933, Michelangelo Pistoletto is an internationally renowned artist, painter and sculptor, and is considered to have been one of the founders of the Arte Povera movement in the 1960s and a precursor of the participative practices that have become widespread since the mid-1990s. A SYMBOL OF PEACE, BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE After a long, challenging operation to overhaul the landscape, in November 2011 FAI opened up the Bosco di San Francesco to the public. This breathtaking, 64-hectare piece of the Italian rural landscape – encapsulating more than 800 years of history – offers the new pilgrims of the Third Millennium the opportunity to go on a voyage of discovery through the landscapes from which Francis launched his message of harmony between Man and Nature. Against this backdrop, at the invitation of FAI, artist Michelangelo Pistoletto decided to create in the clearing of the woodland a new version of his exceptional work of land art, the “Terzo Paradiso” (Third Paradise). The sign that symbolises the Third Paradise was first created in 2002 and has been deployed in various places using an array of different materials. It finds its expression par excellence here, in the clearing of the woodland in Assisi, due to the historical resonance of the thought of Saint Francis. Francis was, of course, responsible for the message that unites Man and Nature – which flows into the current necessity to experience nature anew. At Assisi, visitors are invited to undertake a ritual trek around the entire work. The symbol of the Terzo Paradiso winds its way along a path flanked by 121 olive trees and traces out three circles that compose the “New Infinity Symbol”. The two opposing circles symbolise the two preceding paradises. The first paradise is that in which human beings were totally integrated with nature; the second is the artificial paradise, developed by human intelligence, which together with the exponential growth of scientific and technological development is generating irreversible processes of degradation across the planet. The risk of a tragic collision between the natural and artificial spheres is now heralded in every way. Only in the integration between nature and artifice can the possibility of avoiding this catastrophe be envisaged. The central ring, then, represents the link between the two preceding paradises and stands for the generative womb of the Third Paradise. The opportunity afforded by FAI for the creation of this work is crucial, and all those who support the Trust become a creative part of the work itself. As such, the work conserves the memory of the woodland while also projecting the past towards the future. Bosco di San Francesco, Assisi (Perugia). The church of Santa Croce. 20 Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 21
Our threefold mission © A. Angelucci THREE POINTS, A SINGLE OBJECTIVE Since 1975, we have been pursuing a single objective: to protect Italy’s heritage of art, nature and landscapes. Every day, in line with the three points of our mission, we work to restore and give back to the public monuments and natural places that are unique to Italy, which are either donated to us or leased to us on a concessionary basis; to educate and raise the awareness of the wider community about the importance of getting to know, respecting and taking care of art and the natural world; and to serve as the spokesperson for the interests and expectations of the populace by supervising and intervening pro-actively across the country. Accordingly, when describing our 2011 activities, we have respected the aforementioned subdivision into the three different areas: “Protecting and Enhancing”, “Educating and Raising Awareness” and “Supervising and Intervening”, with a view to demonstrating how all of our actions are geared towards the concrete realisation of our mission. The final part of this section is dedicated both to the raising of funds, an activity that – thanks to the generosity of individuals, companies and public-sector bodies – makes our work possible, and to the support operations, without which everything would be far more difficult. FAI – Bosco di San Francesco, Assisi (Perugia). The “Terzo Paradiso” (Third Paradise) by Michelangelo Pistoletto. 22 Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 23
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