Costantino Brundu: paths of a naturalist

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The exhibition Costantino Brundu : paths of a naturalist is dedicated to Costantino Brundu, a Tempio scholar bound by a relationship of deep passion to his land. For many years a teacher of literature at the Technical Institute of Tempio, Costantino Brundu was a great connoisseur of the territory, a convinced environmentalist and an active interlocutor with the institutions in charge of environmental protection. A multifaceted artist, a free man, and a courageous defender of the territory, he fought many battles for the defence of Sardinia’s environmental heritage with conviction and firmness.

The places represented in the exhibition dedicated to him by the Museo Organica focus on Monte Limbara, the granite giant of Gallura, one of the island’s most evocative natural and human landscapes. The images on display, together with excerpts from the unpublished texts of a guidebook he wrote but never published, tell of a corner of Sardinia where nature fascinates precisely because of its inexhaustible capacity to surprise with the rugged and wild shapes of the rocks, the explosions of light and colour, and the rush of crystal-clear spring waters.

Biography

Costantino Brundu (Perfugas, 1932 – Tempio Pausania, 2016). After a childhood and adolescence marked by the difficulties of the war and spent among various religious institutes in northern Italy, between Turin, Venice and other cities, he graduated in pedagogy in Rome where he began his teaching career. His professional career began as an elementary school teacher, but he soon made his way into the world of higher education. For many years, he was a teacher of literature at the Pes Technical Institute. Passionate about archaeology, history, photography, nature and respect for the environment, he has authored important publications on the history of Tempio and the territory. A great connoisseur of the Limbara and its trails, he has carried out significant publishing activities. He has collaborated with the Sechi Foundation, also dealing with Gallura poetry and literature. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Ute di Tempio, for which he has overseen archaeological initiatives for many years.

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