Geologie del Tempo

About Selected by Vito Planeta, Valentina Bruschi and Beatrice Merz, Al Qadiri presents "Geologies of Time", a project curated by Valentina Bruschi and Vito Planeta, and stems from the artist’s nomadic residency during the grape harvest of October 2025. Conceived as an immersion in the depths of time, this crossing explored geological and cultural memory while absorbing the transformations that have shaped Sicilian identity. Photographer Federica Jannuzzi accompanied the artist throughout, documenting each step of the journey and tracing a visual narrative composed of daily discoveries, encounters and revelations. Her gaze followed Al Qadiri’s own over the course of more than a week, encompassing the artist’s visits to archaeological sites and emblematic landscapes from Selinunte to Enna, from Alberto Burri’s Grande Cretto in Gibellina to Mount Etna, from Noto to Palermo. The artist also engaged with Palermo historical sites—including Palazzo dei Normanni and Palazzo Chiaromonte Steri—and palaeontological collections such as Museo Gemmellaro. The site-specific created for Ulmo stems from the Monira Al Qadiri’s engagement with ruins, natural archives, and scientific narratives, shaped by close observation and a direct encounter with the island, which has profoundly informed the artist’s practice. After traveling across Sicily, from Selinunte to Gibellina and Etna, Monira Al Qadiri, a leading artist on the international contemporary art scene, presents a new site-specific project for the Planeta Ulmo Estate. Details Publishing Year: 2026 Publisher: PLANETA Editor(s): Valentian Bruschi Binding: Softcover Pages: 110 Dimensions: 21 x 27 cm Weight: 0.5 kg Language: English / Italian ISBN: 979 12 243 2905 3 © Image(s) König Galerie