Pinuccio Sciola
A Visit with the man who makes rocks sing
Pinuccio Sciola, eating
Pinuccio Sciola doesn't live in an isolated villa. His house is modest and historic. Between the sculpted rocks in his garden are orange trees (oranges are one of the things San Sperate is noted for) and flowers. He eats the flowers.
"Come here," he said to me upon approaching a clump of borage in front of one of his singing sculptures. He snapped off a blue flower. "You can eat these! When the Japanese came, they had to take a picture of me eating the flowers; they thought I was quite odd. Here. You take a picture of me eating flowers!"
Pinuccio Sciola, for all his fame as a sculptor and artist, approaches life with humor and the wonderment of a child (as you should when you travel). He also finds soul in rocks and urges songs out of them, as you can see in the video below.
San Sperate: Location in Sardinia
Pinuccio Sciola with his colorful sculpture celebrating the famous fruits of San Sperate.
See more mural pictures in the Wandering Italy Blog: San Sperate.
San Sperate is a small town on Sardinia's campidano plain north of Cagliari, known for its fruits, vegetables and its murals. It is home to the amazing man who makes rocks sing, Pinuccio Sciola.
San Sperate is easily visited as a day trip from Cagliari. We recommend consulting with guide Paola Loi.
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