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INSPIRATION<\/h4>\n
\"Samassi\"
San Gemiliano church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I travel through the fields of Sanluri Stato, trying to join the state road for Samassi<\/strong> and instead I find myself muddy in dirt roads and marshes that the recent heavy rains have created. It takes me a while to find a way out and I finally take the main road!<\/p>\n

\"Samassi\"
Raw hearth house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Councilor Roberta welcomes me and guides me through this Campidano village which is part of the international association Citt\u00e0 della Terra Cruda<\/strong>. Most of the buildings here still have the ladiri<\/strong><\/em> in sight. The house that houses the library, for example, is completely made of raw earth. It is really impressive to think how this material can stand the test of time and withstand an entire building.<\/p>\n

\"Samassi\"
Clay experiments during the artistic residencies of the MedInArt festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the MedInArt festival<\/strong>, events and artist residencies are held every year. This year the Shared Construction Site started for the recovery of the earth houses. One of these ancient houses is Casa Ghisu<\/strong>, where further artistic residences will take place.<\/p>\n

Above the Central Bar, a mural by Crisa<\/strong> represents two fundamental elements of this municipality: artichokes<\/strong> and cinema. The former are part of one of the main agricultural productions of the area; the second is a reference to Cinema Italia<\/strong>, the only one still present in a village of this size!<\/p>\n

\"Samassi\"
Entrance to the parish church of the Blessed Virgin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The villages’s churches are beautiful: the small church of Santa Margherita<\/strong> reflects Greek-Byzantine influences; the medieval one in Romanesque style of San Gemiliano<\/strong> hides a Vandal tomb under the floor. Then there is the parish church of the Beata Vergine di Monserrato<\/strong>, with a sober facade and interesting decorative details, and an interior full of precious marble and a beautiful ancient organ.<\/p>\n

\"Samassi\"
Organ in the parish church of the Beata Vergine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marina and Ignazio let me visit their house, Casa Pau<\/strong>, all in ladiri<\/strong><\/em>, with a large courtyard surrounded by a beautiful loggia and interiors that show off beautiful floors of the past.<\/p>\n

\"Samassi\"
Casa Pau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the Soleluna wine bar, I have an aperitif with Walter of the Terra Cruda Association<\/strong>, who talks to me about the video “Abitare la terra<\/em>” that I plan to watch, and Emanuele Contis, friend musician who is hosting me today, and who is part of that long line of musical talents that this village has churned out.<\/p>\n

\"Samassi\"
Raw earth wall at the Soleluna winebar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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SOUND FRAGMENTS<\/h4>\n\n