Selinunte Archaeological Park Multimedia Set up
Selinunte Archaeological Park
- Selinunte Archaeological Park
OUR SERVICES
- Content Production
- Video Production
- App Design
- 3D Production
Restoring ancient Selinunte’s role as a muse for art and literature by telling its story through emotional digital tools
The Archaeological Park of Selinunte, one of the largest and most evocative sites of classical antiquity, preserves majestic temples and unique testimonies of Greek civilization. The multimedia installation created here not only facilitates visiting and orientation across such an extensive area but also provides innovative tools for understanding the past. Through three coordinated solutions—mobile app, videomapping, and holowindow—the Park opens up to new forms of experience and knowledge, extending beyond the physical visit and forging unprecedented connections with its heritage. The combination of advanced digital technologies, literary narration, and multimedia spectacle adds depth to historical memory and reaffirms Selinunte’s role as a living place, a generator of culture and artistic inspiration.
The official visitor app
The first component is the Park’s official mobile app, an intuitive and versatile digital guide that accompanies visitors both inside and beyond the archaeological site. It offers itineraries of different lengths, interactive maps highlighting services and rest areas, and extended routes that connect Selinunte with the Cave di Cusa, the Satyr Museum in Mazara del Vallo, and the Civic Museum of Castelvetrano, broadening the cultural experience across the territory.
A distinctive feature is the literary paths: three thematic journeys enriched by original works written specifically for the Park by contemporary young authors. Stella Poli’s eight short stories, Gerardo Innarella’s narrative text, and Filippo Capobianco’s poetic compositions transform the ruins into settings for reflection. These works are designed to be read or listened to while strolling among the temples or along the beach, but also to be revisited once back in the city.
Videomapping “Polemos | On Nature”
The second pillar of the installation is a permanent videomapping projection on Temple E. Using ultra-bright 4K technology, the ancient building becomes a monumental multimedia screen, able to host evening shows and evolving digital content.
The first production, Polemos | On Nature, draws on the Heraclitean concept of “generative conflict”: the clash of opposites as a vital principle governing reality. The show unfolds in five chromatic chapters. From the white prologue that restores the temple’s original decorations, it moves to blue—dedicated to water—green for the relationship between man and nature, red for encounters and clashes recounting the site’s multi-ethnic dimension and the Carthaginian siege, and finally returns to white in an epilogue where time flows and the cycle closes.
The visual narrative alternates moments of contemplation with explosions of light and color, accompanied by original music and sound design. The result is an immersive experience that both captivates and invites reflection on the dialogue between past and present.
Holowindow on Temple G
The third solution is the holowindow, a transparent screen that frames Temple G in perspective and overlays a 3D reconstruction onto the surviving ruins. This device restores the temple’s original scale and magnificence, revealing the monumentality of one of the largest Greek temples in Sicily and its relationship with the surrounding landscape.
The survey and 3D model were carried out in collaboration with the University of Palermo, based on a detailed campaign of scanning and digital modeling.