30.10.2025 - ∞
Before the existence of photography a lot of etches have been made of the Etna during the uprising of the first encyclopedia’s. What is striking, is that many of those are not realistic but a rather naive representation of the volcano. These scientists (or artists) who drew them, often travelled far (the Netherlands, England, Germany…) to create an image to explain this amazing natural phenomenon and its gorgeous eruptions while many weren’t present at the moment of an eruption and had to build it up by their imagination and through stories.
Etna Art & Research Center invited 22 contemporary artists to make an etch inspired by the Etna and all these images in dialogue with their own practices.
On Etna, there are 24 rifugi that are always accessible to all kinds of passers-by: hikers, cyclists, shepherds... Rifugio 25 is a new refuge for these 22 created etches and for any kind of visitor.
On October 30 Rifugio 25 opened in FLOW, an exhibition space in Catania.
The next day, the exhibition moved to Rifugio Galvarina. It is one of the 24 rifugi on the Etna. The 22 prints were donated to the space and are on permanent display there.
Rifugio 25 will be exhibited at Vroom Space Brussels in April. The exhibition will also be the book launch for the publication about this project: Sono tornate a casa oggi e ti ho trovate tutte in fiamme.
Participating artists: Alberto Mazzara, Anna Rubbens, Anna Van der Ploeg, Birde Vanheerswynghels, Daniel Fonatti, Elie Laucher, Elisa Raciti, Gustave Demoen, Krista De Mulder, Liesbeth Van Heuverswijn, Malgorzata Maria Olchowska, Marnix Everaert, Maya Strobbe, Nathan De Corte, Nerina Triolo, Nikolaas Demoen, Rachele Turrisi, Sam Zanardo, Shervin/e Sheikh Rezaei, Simon Verougstraete, Tom De Clippel, Vladimir Ivaneanu.
The exhibition was made possible with the support of Ibridi.