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Giardino delle Poesie, Garden of Poetry

Art book, Sculptures and Poetry in the garden of an ancient Italian villa written in three languages - English, Italian, German.

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Giardino delle Poesie, Garden of Poetry

Giardino delle Poesie, Garden of Poetry

Giardino delle Poesie, Garden of Poetry

Giardino delle Poesie, Garden of Poetry

Giardino delle Poesie, Garden of Poetry

Art book, Sculptures and Poetry in the garden of an ancient Italian villa written in three languages - English, Italian, German.

Art book, Sculptures and Poetry in the garden of an ancient Italian villa written in three languages - English, Italian, German.

Art book, Sculptures and Poetry in the garden of an ancient Italian villa written in three languages - English, Italian, German.

Art book, Sculptures and Poetry in the garden of an ancient Italian villa written in three languages - English, Italian, German.

Wolfgang Sandt
Wolfgang Sandt
Wolfgang Sandt
Wolfgang Sandt
1 Campaign |
Ruderatshofen, Germany
$300 USD 8 backers
6% of $5,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Garden of Poetry

 

It began with a tragic love story

The most important exhibition for me in 2010 was certainly „Il Giardino delle Poesie“, the „Garden of Poetry“, in the garden of Villa Aganoor Pompilj on the shore of Lake Trasimeno in Umbria, Italy.

Villa Aganoor Pompilj is named after the poetess Vittoria Aganoor Pompilj and her husband, the Umbrian politician Guido Pompilj, who lived here at the beginning of the 20th century and was counsellor to the king of Italy.

Lake Trasimeno inspired Vittoria Aganoor to write a multitude of poems about the beauty of nature and especially the beauty of the lake. 

Her husband had a large terrace with a wide view over the lake constructed for her on the third floor of the villa.

That terrace became one of her favourite places and it is reported that it was here, where she wrote most of her poems.

Vittoria Aganoor Pompilj died in 1910 after unsuccessful  surgery.

Guido Pompilj shot himself on the same day after writing his will.

In Umbria and Padova, the hometown of Vittoria Aganoor, the tragic story of this prominent couple was the occasion for commemorating the 100th anniversary of their deaths.

Naturally, for an artist planning an exhibition in the context of such a story, it is impossible not to be influenced by such a tragic moment in the history of the house.

 

Creating the sculptures and the poems

While creating the sculptures for the different locations in the garden, some spontaneous verses of my own came to my mind.

Titles at first, pieces of sentences, fragments joining little by little, finally becoming complete poems.

During my life I have written some poems from time to time.  Yet, seeing appear so many poems in my mind all at once seemed amazing.

Sometimes it seemed to me that the stones would reveal their thoughts to me while I was sculpting.

It may sound surprising but these poems came to me not only in German, my native language, but also in Italian and English.

The title of the first poem sneaked into my thoughts in Italian: „Ali del Tramonto“ (wings of sunset). Initially I wanted to use these words only as title for the sculpture I was working on. But then there was no more holding back. The entire poem wanted to see the world and finally one poem after the other entered the scene.

My sculptures have often been called poetic but never before had the connection of poetry in words and stone  been so obvious. In an intriguing interplay, the words formed the stones while the stones formed the words.

 

Why create a book about the exhibition?

Many visitors to the exhibition told me that the unique combination of poetry and sculpture touched them deeply.

It would have been nice if this particular exhibition could have become a permanent part of the garden but that was not possible.

Therefore I decided to write a book in three languages about the exhibition, including photos of all the sculptures and the poems belonging to them.

It is not easy to translate poems into another language. Their meaning changes a little  with each attempt.   Mostly, the best you can achieve is a close approach.

However, I think I have succeeded in my quest thanks to the support of my wife, Annette, and the help of English and Italian friends.

To make and publish a book is no easy task if you want to make it special. It requires a lot of work and of course also money.

Yet I am confident with your help we will be able to make this book, and it will be a great book.

 

P.S.

Honestly I was surprised about the positive and often very emotional feedback I received at the exhibition.

Of course not many people have the money to buy a sculpture but I would really like to give everybody at least the opportunity to take the exhibition home in a book.

I want to contribute to the beauty of the world and I am confident, my book will be a little contribution.

 


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Contribute to the "Garden of Poetry" book with 25 Dollars and receive a photograph of a sculpture of the “Garden of Poetry” with a personal dedication and the poem that goes with it Additionally you will receive a mentioning on the list of donators on the “Garden of Poetry” blog unless you don´t want that.
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Contribute to the "Garden of Poetry" book with 1670 Dollars and receive a one week sculpting class with Wolfgang Sandt in Italy including all tools necessary, a marble block and dinner with the artist on 6 evenings. Of course you receive also your copy of the book, with a personal dedication. Additionally you will receive a mentioning on the list of contributors on the “Garden of Poetry” blog unless you don´t want that. This offer is limited to 4 persons.
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