Ecosistemi Connessi. Musei e comunità Post Varietali. The new book published by Palermo Publishing for the Castelbuono Civic Museum We are delighted to present Ecosistemi connessi. Musei e Comunità Post-varietali the book arising from the project of the same name curated by Maria Rosa Sossai and developed throughout 2025 by the duo Aterraterra (Fabio Aranzulla and Luca Cinquemani), supported by #PAC2024 – Plan for Contemporary Art, promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture. The volume documents a research project that explores the relationships between humans and plants through artistic, ecological and community-based practices. At the heart of the project is the installation in the Museum’s Orto dell’Arte of a comunità post-varietale di pomodori, the result of the encounter between twenty-five wild and cultivated species. The book brings together critical essays, scientific materials, photographs and documentation of the public activities that have brought the entire project to life and broadened the dialogue with communities, institutions and visitors. A narrative that serves as a manifesto of coexistence adopted by the Castelbuono Civic Museum, as a living organism, composed of works and artefacts, but also of multi-species connections. With contribution by: Laura Barreca · Maria Rosa Sossai · Aterraterra · Ginevra Ludovici · Alice Labor · Anastasia Lobanova · Federico Musciotto · Valentina Bruschi · Eliza Collin · Institute for Postnatural Studies · Felice Moramarco Book design Carla Selva Matthes, Paul Zech Translations Dominic McElwee Project editor Michela Palermo Technical details:
256 pages · 16 images · Paperback
11.5 × 18 cm
Bilingual edition (ITA/ENG)
ISBN 978-88-947117-83 Palermo Publishing
Available at the bookshop of the Museo Civico di Castelbuono and on the publisher’s website.
Volume Ecosistemi Connessi. Musei e comunità Post Varietali.
