On May 15, Parco Arte Vivente opens the solo exhibition Seeds of Time by Alan Sonfist, a pioneering artist of Land Art and Earth Art movements.

The solo exhibition explores the early years of Sonfist’s career, highlighting the precursor aspects of his ecological thinking through photographs, videos, and archival materials. In his work, Sonfist focuses on the relationship between art and ecology, expanding the concept of community to include non-human beings. He conceives his installations as public monuments that no longer solely focus on events from human history but celebrate the entire natural ecosystem, thus revitalising the history of the environment and the various species of a place.

Seeds of Time opens with a newly commissioned installation by Sonfist, titled Growth Between the Cracks (2025). The work emerged from the active involvement of the local community invited by the artist to collect soil samples from the cracks in the asphalt, the gaps in pavements, and other liminal, often overlooked spaces around the city of Turin.

Alan Sonfist – Seeds of Time
Parco Arte Vivente in Turin, Italy
May 15 – October 19, 2025
Opening: May 15

The exhibition is realised with the support of Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT, Regione Piemonte and the City of Turin. Part of New Perspectives for Action, co-funded by the European Union.