11 Mediterranea
The work, created for the annual show of the Roman galleries, appears as a round pavilion made up by twenty pairs of intertwined heraldic dolphins.
10 Le Terme (The Baths)
For her personal exhibition, Dompè chose – homage to Rome - a perfectly Roman theme, recreating the Terme (Roman Baths), the favorite center of Roman social life.
9 Umi-No-Kanata-He
Created during a long stay in Japan, which was made possible by a grant from the Japan Foundation, the work, a strong incursion but at the same time respectful of the environment, of which it becomes part and inserts itself in a silent forest interrupted by expanses of dwarf bamboo.
8 Domus de Janas
The Domus de Janas (literally, the "Houses of the Spirits") are funereal places, tombs carved in rock and dispersed throughout a large part of Sardinia and identified - according to local traditions - as the dwelling place of the Janas, mythical beings that resemble wizards or witches.
7 Summa Cavea
For an event connected to the Festival of Todi, Dompè created her Summa Cavea with a subtle play that involves the theatre-going public.
6 Funda Tracta
Funda tracta, a net cast out in order to create a powerful dialogue with the space in an enormous room in the foundations under Palazzo dei Consoli.
5 Virtute e Conoscenza (Virtue and Knowledge)
With this work in Roman travertine, the artist Maria Dompè proposed the restoration of classical culture, filtered through the personal re-invention of a classical column, empty and divided into blocks which in turn are sectioned longitudinally.
4 1990
The Waldhof, ancient suburban centre of Bielefeld, was a noble court not subject to feudal restrictions, inside of which those who had committed all manner of crimes could find sanctuary, protect themselves, and regain their liberty. The special statute of Waldhof was symbolized by a passage, long ago walled up and only visible now as a niche in the encircling walls of the town.
3 L’Acquasantiera (Holy Water Font)
In the deconsecrated church of Saint Domenic at L'Aquila, Maria Dompè has proposed an idea that reworks in an original way a traditional sacred furnishing in Christian churches, the container of Holy Water, changing its position and giving it an absolute centrality.
2 Varco (Passage)
By using a wall that had an openings only on its two ends, Maria Dompè built, in this Roman gallery that was undergoing alterations, her Varco, a mental passage that contrasts with the real passages leading to other rooms of the exhibition space.