Ecosystems as Living Communities II Cittadellarte
Ecosystems as Living Communities vol. II brings together the work of Eliza Collin (UK) and Emma Zerial (IT), developed by UNIDEE Residency Programs of Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte in collaboration with UniCredit Group, and curated by Angela Serino.
Date: 15 May - 3 September 2026
Over three months, the two designers and researchers engaged with alpine ecosystems through fieldwork, conversations, archival research, and exchanges with experts and local communities. Through filmic and sonic practices, their projects explore mountain territories as living communities shaped by complex relationships between human and more-than-human worlds — and as a lens through which to observe climate change and extractive futures.
The residency resulted in two new films. In Crossing the Middle Meadow (18’) , Eliza Collin reflects on high-altitude meadows as spaces of adaptation and ecological resilience in a rapidly changing climate. In Echoing the Blue Stone (9’), Emma Zerial investigates Punta Corna in the Italian Western Alps, exploring the relationship between extraction, technology, and territory through practices of situated listening.
Presented during the 28th edition of Arte al Centro at Cittadellarte, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the original artworks and the research processes behind them, including archival materials, notes, and a collaborative soundscape combining field recordings from Punta Corna and the Alps.
The works will become part of the UniCredit Art Collection.
A bilingual catalogue (EN/IT), with a text by Angela Serino and an interview with the artists, accompanies the exhibition.
Ph. Social Valet. Courtesy Fondazione Pistoletto. Ph. UNIDEE Residency Programs team. Courtesy Fondazione Pistoletto