Within hours of the devastating 1968 earthquake, locals of the village of Gibellina were offered the opportunity to obtain a passport and a one-way ticket out of Sicily. Some packed their belongings, others stayed and put the pieces of their lives together over the next 12 years. What they didn’t know was that their tragedy would become a canvas of creativity and renewal. During the town’s reconstruction, Gibellina’s mayor, Ludovico Corrao, decided to rebuild not just with bricks and mortar…
Seismic Resilience: The art and wine of Tenute Orestiadi
