CAMPANA, the kinetic sculpture by Oliviero Fiorenzi created for the MEDA project of TRAC, represents a dialogue between art, landscape, and natural phenomena. Part of a 12-meter-high bell tower made of metal mesh designed by Edoardo Tresoldi, the work stands out for its 12 chromed blades that rotate with the wind and reflect sunlight, creating sparkles that blend with the marine environment.

The sculpture, born from a workshop path, stems from research conducted with local children on the cardinal points, combining concepts of orientation, memory, and dreamlike vision. The moving blades confuse the cardinal points, while the central bell, immobile and chromed, serves as a new visual reference, recalling the aesthetic of a lighthouse in a poetic and luminous key. An additional surprising element is that the bell announces its presence visually, not acoustically, through an unprecedented play of light, where movement and reflection create a unique interaction with the seascape.

CAMPANA hybridizes the concept of a lighthouse: a kinetic sculpture that becomes a signal installed in the sea context, mimicking atmospheric phenomena. Moved by the wind and illuminated by the sun, the bell creates a sparkle that blends with its surroundings. The light emission is caused by the chroming of the bell, generating a flickering reflection similar to the shimmering of the sea.

Initially placed in the Tempietto di San Rocco at the Mole Vanvitelliana, CAMPANA is destined to join Tresoldi’s bell tower and be located at sea near Passetto beach, where it will become a symbol of the ancient and ongoing relationship between humans and the sea.