Sat: 11:00 – 20:00

In her artistic practice, Maria Sky explores the relationships between space, nature, and human presence, considering space itself as a living material and her co-creator. Nature occupies a central role: not as a muse or backdrop, but as an active partner. Processes of growth, decay, and regeneration become both material and metaphor, intertwining with contemporary technologies such as augmented reality, interactive media, and artificial intelligence. Dormant seeds, mycelium, rock dust, clouds, water surfaces, and constellations coexist with technological devices that set the ephemeral in dialogue with the eternal, the natural with the artificial, the micro with the macro. Sky writes: “My goal is to free spaces and objects from their perceived boundaries, so that they may tell other stories and generate new connections with those who encounter them. My work invites slowing down, observing with renewed attention, and imagining alternative forms of relation with space in an era of profound ecological and cultural transformations. Each project guides me toward its own language.” Sculpture, installation, photography, digital media: the artist moves freely among forms in a continuous exploration of what space can become — a refuge, a threshold, a bridge between the intimate and the cosmic, between apparent stillness and ceaseless transformation. Maria Sky (Russia, 1997) began her artistic path as a cellist before turning to the visual arts at the age of nineteen. Educated in Italy, France, Switzerland, and Germany, she graduated with honors in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, under the guidance of Massimo Bartolini. Her interdisciplinary practice combines sculpture, installation, photography, and digital media, with a focus on living biomaterials and non-anthropocentric strategies. In 2025, her work is featured in the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale and will be integrated into a permanent installation within a public collection in central Italy.