"Nel cuore della terra: L'abbraccio che unisce"

On June 26, 2025, in the enchanting setting of the Fortezza Nuova in Livorno, an extraordinary cultural event comes to life, featuring Cesare Catania, an artist internationally renowned for his monumental works and his phygital vision of art. The evening represents a unique combination of sculpture, cinema, and contemporary reflection.

The main star of the event will be the monumental work “Il Cuore della Terra”, a monumental phygital sculpture over three meters high, entirely made of steel and designed to defy gravity. Composed of sculptural volumes—three inverted pyramids with triangular bases and two hollow spheres—the structure is developed around a tilted central axis, creating an extraordinary visual and physical balance. The technical language and dynamic equilibrium of the work testify to the meeting of art and engineering, aesthetics and stability.

During the event, “A Child’s Imagination,” the artistic short film written and directed by Catania, will be premiered worldwide to an audience beyond the festival. Selected by more than 150 international festivals and winner of over 50, the film is a poetic ode to creativity, capable of moving and inspiring the viewer through a hypnotic and dreamlike visual narrative. The screening will be followed by a brief cultural discussion involving the artist.

The initiative is an integral part of the artistic and social journey initiated by Cesare Catania through the “L’Abbraccio” project, already sponsored by significant national institutions, and is part of the Manifesto of Democratic Art written by the artist himself—the first official manifesto in the history of contemporary art written in this form.

Admission to the event is free. Press opening at 6:00 PM, public opening at 6:30 PM, and screening at 7:00 PM. The work will remain on public display inside the Fortezza Nuova throughout the summer of 2025.

An opportunity not to be missed to experience contemporary art as a physical, visual, and inner experience.

Link to register for the event:

https://bit.ly/Pagina-web-ufficiale-Evento-di-Cesare-Catania-a-Livorno-26-Giugno-2025

For information: Galleria Fidanda Arte tel +39.338.2077300
Web: www.cesarecatania.eu