Pinuccio Sciola
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Pinuccio Sciola is a sculptor and muralist from San Sperate
San Sperate
San Sperate is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 20 km northwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,982 and an area of 26.2 km²....

, Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...

. His work has been mentioned as a major attraction of the nearby town of Assemini
Assemini
Assemini is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 12 km northwest of Cagliari in the plain of the Cixerri, Flumini Mannu and Sa Nuxedda rivers. It includes notable forest area which are part of the Sulcis Regional Park...

. His work has also been exhibited in Alghero
Alghero
Alghero , is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants in Italy. It lies in the province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the sea.-History:The area of today's Alghero has been settled since pre-historic times...

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Forms in which he works include pietre sonore or "sound stones": large sculptures (mainly limestones or basalts) that resonate when rubbed by human hands or small rocks.
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