Kamchatka ’16 is a trip in a fantasy landscape, which alternates dream and reality, by guiding the visitor through a world, which is real and visionary at the same time. Kamchatka is a peninsula in the far east of Siberia, with strong volcanic activity; extraordinary vegetation grows and peculiar animals live in this area. This world is as far and mysterious as Tartarian land used to be perceived by Europeans in the middle ages, and it is now brought to Blenio Valley, involving, completing, and integrating local nature and crafts. 

The artist thanks Franco Marinotti, Giovanni Casella Piazza, Stefano Dell’Orto, Edgardo Mannhart, Al Fadhil,Francesco and Paola Toschini, Noah Stolz, Viafarini, Associazione artigiani bleniesi, Pezzatti Ampelio, Conceprio Bruna and Conceprio SA, Carminati Manuela, Saglini Patrizia, Guzzi Carla, Magda Lafferma, Manuel Pascolo Elettrofly, the sponsors of La Fabbrica del Cioccolato foundation, the inhabitants of  Blenio Valley e residents of Cima Norma who shared e supported and cooperated with the  project.

Anna Galtarossa, Kamchatka’16, 2016, mixed media, environmental dimensions,
Fondazione La Fabbrica del Cioccolato. Courtesy of the artist. Credits: Carola Merello.

Anna Galtarossa, Kamchatka’16, 2016, mixed media, environmental dimensions,
Fondazione La Fabbrica del Cioccolato. Courtesy of the artist. Credits: Saverio Lombardi Vallauri.

Anna Galtarossa, Kamchatka’16, 2016, mixed media, environmental dimensions,
Fondazione La Fabbrica del Cioccolato. Courtesy of the artist. Credits: Saverio Lombardi Vallauri

Anna Galtarossa (Verona, 1975), is specialized in sculptures and large scale installations. She lives and works in New York and Verona.