FuoriPista: Mountain Echoes - Sound sculptures by Yuval Avita

Sound sculpture and photographic exhibition by Yuval Avital.

The exhibition takes place between the Garden of Time and the Church of Good Counsel, both adjacent to the entrance of the Civic Museum of Bormio.

Opening days and hours

• Until February 1st and from February 23rd
  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday: 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  Thursday: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM and 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  Sunday: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
• From February 2nd to February 22nd
  Every day: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM and 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Free admission

The Sound Sculptures

The sound mountains, standing between three and four meters tall, are monumental anthropomorphic sculptures. Made with locally resin-coated fabrics, they house within them diffusion systems and speakers that return voices, songs, natural and urban sounds collected in the area, giving life to a choral acoustic landscape. The works thus become places of listening, contemplation, and connection between past and present, between tradition and contemporary language.

There are three sound sculptures that will be inaugurated in Valtellina on January 23rd and 24th and will remain on display until March 15, 2026, creating a widespread exhibition path that will involve the following locations:

• Bormio in the Garden of Time of the Civic Museum
• Sondrio at the terrace of Palazzo Lambertenghi, in Piazza Garibaldi
• Tirano in the Courtyard of Palazzo Foppoli

The three sound sculptures will be accompanied by some photographs taken by the artist during the sound collection in Valtellina. In April 2026, the sculptures will be reunited in Milan in a single installation.

The Mountain Echoes Project

Mountain Echoes arises from the desire of the CULTURE + BUSINESS Committee and the artist Yuval Avital to celebrate Lombardy's cultural and natural heritage. The project, winner of the Culture Olympics Call promoted by the Lombardy Region, is based on an artistic and participatory approach: a work that intertwines art, community, and sustainability, transforming the mountain into a living and collective sound symbol. The initiative is an integral part of the Culture Games of Milan Cortina 2026, the official program accompanying the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games with cultural projects capable of enhancing territories and communities.