YA! is pleased to present "Between Earth and Sky: Piscu Nuraghe, Sardinia", a new multidisciplinary exhibition by artist and ritual practitioner Elizabeth Yochim and photographer Domenico Cortese exploring the ancient Nuragic landscape of Sardinia through photography, performance, sound, and installation. The exhibition opens August 15th with a very special live multi-medi performance. This marks the first exhibition of Domenico Cortese's photography in the United States.
Exhibition opening: August 15th, 7:30-9:30pm, performance 8:30pm.
YA! 3379 Robertson Place, Los Angeles, CA 90034.
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Developed following a period of research and artistic practice at Nuraghe Piscu, the exhibition considers how archaeological places continue to shape human experience—not simply as historical sites, but as living landscapes capable of transforming perception, memory, and presence.
Rather than documenting the site from a distance, Yochim approaches Piscu Nuraghe through embodied encounter. Walking, listening, stillness, and ritual become forms of inquiry that reveal the relationship between body, earth, and sky. The resulting works invite viewers to consider the body itself as an instrument for experiencing cultural heritage.
Photography created in collaboration with Italian photographer Domenico Cortese, based in Sardinia, who captures ephemeral performances within the ancient stone architecture, while installation elements, sound, and collected materials extend the experience beyond the image, creating an immersive environment that blurs the boundaries between contemporary art, archaeology, and ritual practice.
The exhibition continues Yochim's ongoing investigation into the geography of belonging and the ways landscapes hold memory across generations. Building on her recent project "Human Geography: A Map of Becoming", "Between Earth and Sky" asks how ancient places continue to shape our understanding of ourselves and our relationship to the more-than-human world.
Rather than offering answers, the exhibition creates space for reflection. It invites audiences to slow down, to notice, and to rediscover what becomes possible when we encounter place with our whole bodies.
Photographs by Domenico Cortese (@sardinianphotographer) trace this quiet collaboration between body, stone, and horizon.
