A curation by Flavio Scaloni, Gallery Manager at Galerie Lo Scalo - Mountains have long stood as powerful symbols in art, embodying the sublime and the immense. They represent a spiritual and physical challenge, symbolizing endurance, solitude, and a connection to the heavens. The sheer scale of mountains can evoke feelings of awe and humility, prompting artists to explore our place within the vastness of nature. Their jagged peaks and ancient formations are often seen as metaphors for timelessness and the raw forces of the earth. Throughout art history, mountains have been a central motif. The Romantic movement, in particular, celebrated their grandeur as seen in the work of Caspar David Friedrich, whose painting The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog captures the solitary figure confronting a misty, mountainous landscape. In the 20th century, the theme was reinterpreted with a more psychological lens. The abstract forms in Georgia O'Keeffe's series on the Blue Hills of New Mexico convey a spiritual essence, while master photographer Ansel Adams captured the majestic beauty of the American West in his iconic black-and-white photographs, such as The Tetons and the Snake River (1942).