Sound beacons, the bells, with their tolling affirm their presence and attract attention up to great distances. Every time a bell rings it attests to its self, marks a moment, a place and an identity, becoming a powerful symbol of existence and uniqueness.
Giovanni Ozzola (Florence, 1982) chooses to create a surprising installation composed of five terracotta bells, which interacts with the public space immersed in the greenery along the Bosco della Nova walk in Mondovì Piazza; thus embellishing an ambitious redevelopment project of an important part of the hill on which the city lies, entrusted to the Proteo Social Cooperative Society by the owner of the land, the Casati Baracco Institute.

The work was born thanks to various collaborations activated in the Monregalese area, in particular with the city of Mondovì.

The choice of clay, a primordial material, immediately brings to mind the biblical expression “Dust you are and dust you will return”. Clay, coming from the earth, almost rises to a memento mori, but its fragility carries within it a concept of cyclicality and rebirth, connecting with the rhythms of nature and therefore with us. Even the process that transforms clay into a bell is significant: each piece is in fact unique, and becomes so thanks to the use of another primordial element: fire. Each bell testifies with its own sound to an individual presence, joining the tolling of the others creates a whole, inviting us to reflect on our existence, our origin and our destiny. They are lighthouses that anchor us to the present and connect us with the eternal cycle of life, reminding us of our uniqueness.