Treasure

"Treasure" was born from an irrepressible need to give voice and space to women. Author Margherita Grasselli wanders alone through the spaces of the Cloister of San Francesco during a visit to Sorrento, for one of our meetings. When I see her again, a flicker of new light appears in her eyes.

Margherita Grasselli shapes the soil, with water and effort, in a laborious work of hands and heart. Each girl carries with her the ancestral knowledge of being a woman. The viewer is enchanted, surprised, captivated. Often, the subjects wear red shoes, as in this selection of works. The splash

of color forms a keystone between the arches of the Cloister, a treasure in its casket. The dance of the subjects on display, in multiple postures, allows for an unusual experience of the place itself. These women appear to have always been there, suspended in a timeless arc, with no beginning or end. The hope that beauty can rejoice endures. What remains is the recognition of a concrete, proud, internationally appreciated work by an artist who, through her sublime sculptural art, becomes the bearer of a universal message of peace.

Rossella Savarese

Art historian

Exhibition curator

OPENING 5.30 p.m. on September 20th San Francesco Cloister

The exhibition is part of the GEP – European Heritage Days – Europe’s largest and most popular cultural event, promoted by the Council of Europe and the European Commission and coordinated in Italy by the Ministry of Culture.