Please introduce yourself.

My name is Rosa Zambelli, and I am responsible for event organization, guest hospitality, and communications at Arte Sella.


How did you come to Arte Sella, and what led you to choose to work here?

I grew up in Borgo Valsugana, so I have known Arte Sella since I was a child. After studying outside the region, I felt a desire to experience this place in a different way. I had the opportunity to complete an internship here, which eventually led to a position on the team.

‎
‎
What is the rhythm of your days at Arte Sella? How does it change throughout the seasons?

Between spring and summer, the pace is much more intense and fast-moving, while winter, although an important time for planning, allows us to slow down somewhat.

It is a job that changes greatly from one day to the next, and in general you always need to be flexible and ready for the unexpected, because unforeseen situations can arise at any time.

Is there a particular moment of the day or year when you feel especially connected to this place?

I especially love June evenings, when the days grow longer and the evening light turns golden.

More generally, I am always fascinated by change, particularly the changes that occur throughout the day: shifting light, moving shadows, and the atmosphere they create. It always feels like an opportunity to discover something new about the place and the artworks.

What kind of relationship have you built with Arte Sella through living it every day? Is there a place, path, or artwork you feel particularly attached to?

Arte Sella has become a second home to me, a place I feel deeply connected to. I have learned to care for and protect it together with the people I work alongside, respecting the rhythms and fragilities that characterize such a unique environment.

If I had to choose one artwork, I would probably choose Lo Stilo by Gianandrea Gazzola, because of its delicacy, fragility, and the clarity with which it conveys its message.


How do you move through and observe Arte Sella during your work? What details do you notice that often escape those who visit for only a few hours?

I believe the greatest privilege is time. Spending long periods here, and in some ways a slower kind of time, allows me to notice almost imperceptible changes.

I watch the light shift and the shadows move. I listen to the wind rustling through the leaves and the rain falling among the trees. I observe the world around me through the branches.

At the same time, this privilege comes with a certain sense of responsibility. There is always a critical and sometimes concerned perspective, because the tasks and responsibilities are many and managing such a place is never simple. There is always something to worry about.

What does it mean to work in a place where art, landscape, and natural conditions are constantly changing?

It means living with unpredictability.

This makes the experience both fascinating and uncontrollable. Being able to observe and embrace change is wonderful, but those changes are not always easy to manage.

I think of Storm Vaia, but also sudden downpours, snowfall, and, more recently, unusually high temperatures. All of these events reshape the landscape and influence the life of Arte Sella.


What are the main challenges of caring for a place like Arte Sella, where change, deterioration, and the passage of time are part of the artworks themselves?

Without a doubt, the greatest challenge is the unpredictability of nature and weather conditions, which are beyond our control.


Is there a daily gesture, perhaps one visitors rarely notice, that you think best represents what it means to care for Arte Sella?

Care often reveals itself through small gestures.

Picking up a piece of litter, making sure a path is accessible and orderly, these are actions shared by everyone who works here every day. They are ways of ensuring that Arte Sella is well cared for, much like we care for people we love.

It is about protecting and safeguarding a place, while also accepting its difficulties and vulnerabilities.

There is another gesture, perhaps more intangible: trying to communicate a message of attentiveness and listening through everything we do.

After experiencing it every day, what still continues to surprise you?

I continue to be amazed every day and every year by both the smallest and the largest changes: the shifting colours of the leaves, the silence of winter, and the awakening of spring.

I am also continually surprised by how a place that is so remote can welcome artists, and many others, from all over the world, creating encounters that feel familiar, spontaneous, and deeply enriching.


Montura and Arte Sella have been collaborating for almost twenty years. What do you think has made this relationship so enduring, and what values do the two organizations share?

I believe the strongest bond between Arte Sella and Montura is a shared cultural vision.

Montura has always recognized the importance not only of our work, but of cultural initiatives more broadly, supporting them and helping bring them to the public's attention.

That commitment to culture and the value it creates is, in my view, one of the key reasons this relationship has remained so strong over the years.