Mirko Baselgia. The Tree of Valbella. Der Baum von Valbella.

The Tree of Valbella arises out of a special, highly topical constellation in current times.
The story behind the project culminated in July 2019 after a long conceptual and production stage, resulting in the construction of the ensemble in Valbella. A spruce in the patron's garden had to be felled in 2016, a wonderful 124-year-old tree, a precious part of creation. The spruce takes centre stage in Mirko Baselgia's work of art.
The sculptural ensemble perpetuates the growth of the tree and its destiny; the parts that were used by the Fonderia Nolana Del Giudice in Naples as moulds for bronze casting were cut from its wood. Felling a tree is problematic in times of climate change. Did the artist and patron create a monument to it with the ensemble? No, rather, they breathed new life into the spruce.