PUBLIC ART WORK
GRATITUDINE
Alex Cecchetti

19 september 2025

Location: historic center of Monforte d’Alba, UNESCO site, Langhe
Commissioned by: Fondazione CRC, DISTRUZIONE / Landscape Requalification call
Curators in Commission: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev (Commission President), Francesca Comisso, Luisa Perlo

Selected through the call DISTRUZIONE / Landscape Requalification, Gratitudine is a site-specific ceramic and ecological wall artwork located in the historic center of Monforte d’Alba, inside the UNESCO World Heritage landscape of the Langhe.

Alex Cecchetti presents a large installation, more than 400 ceramic tiles, each hand-painted with glazes, enamel, and mineral colors by the artist, representing a deep marine seabed. Here, enlarged phytoplankton forms appear within the composition — microscopic organisms that produce 70% of the planet’s oxygen, honored by the artist as the mothers of our atmosphere and life.

The artwork becomes a temporal portal, where geology, seasons, plants, and glaze-painted organisms collaborate, revealing the past, present, and future of the Langhe through one living wall.

Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation

In 2025, Alex Cecchetti is in residence on the island of Stromboli, Italy, supported by the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation, continuing his long-term exploration of natural environments, multisensory experience, and immersive artistic research. Resulting in a collaboration with the plants and elements of the island for the production of new natural dye paintings, textiles, and dervish skirts.

New Book Sentiero

Alex Cecchetti’s artist book Sentiero is published by NERO Editions in January 2024. The volume (116 illustrated pages, 24×34 cm) documents the mountain path project through text and images with contributions by Valerio Del Baglivo, Lucia Pietroiusti, Emanuele Coccia, and Nina Tabassomi, blending narrative, landscape, and ecological experience.