Suddenly the Depths of the Woods is a project of new commissions by artists Antonio Della Guardia and Valentina Furian, conceived for the outdoor spaces of the Tenuta Dello Scompiglio, and realized at the end of the residency programme Il giardino segreto (The Secret Garden) which took place between autumn 2023 and spring 2024.

Antonio Della Guardia has designed a large sculpture from the cast of a peculiar scar left by lightning along the trunk of a maritime pine. This sign, which in the artist’s eyes represents the trace of a poetic union between the sky and the earth, between the external and the internal of the estate, is analyzed and translated into a sculpture that reverses its course, developing from the undergrowth and lengthening towards the sky. Upon encountering visitors, the sculpture titled A voce di tuono transforms into a sound device aimed at suggesting the execution of a poetic and imaginative gesture.

The photo was taken by Leonardo Morfini.