Opening of «Cultus Langarum» at the WiMu in Barolo
Date of the event:
On 18 October 2026 the photography exhibition «Olga Cafiero | Cultus Langarum» opened at the WiMu – Wine Museum, in the Falletti Castle in Barolo. The exhibition project grew out of the GARESIO Wine Prize for Documentary Photography, promoted by the GARESIO winery of Serralunga d'Alba in collaboration with CAMERA – Italian Centre for Photography, as part of the EXPOSED Torino Photo Festival. The Barolo & Castles Foundation also contributed to staging the exhibition [1].
The prize and the exhibition
The GARESIO Wine Prize for Documentary Photography supports an artistic research project linked to the Langhe area. The prize gave rise to the exhibition project «Cultus Langarum», curated by Giangavino Pazzola and produced by CAMERA, while the Barolo & Castles Foundation contributed to presenting the exhibition at the WiMu, a museum housed in the Falletti Castle in Barolo [1].
The photography project
Swiss-Italian artist Olga Cafiero carried out a research residency in the Langhe between 2024 and 2025. The work, based on aerial photographs, archival material, digital scans and experiments carried out among the vine rows, explores the Barolo landscape in its morphological, historical and cultural dimensions. «Cultus Langarum» weaves together botany, photography and wine culture, bringing to light, alongside the hills, the traces of history and the human labour that has shaped the vineyards over time [1].
The partners
For GARESIO the prize represents an investment in creativity and in the cultural promotion of the Langhe, part of a broader commitment to art and photography that the company has also pursued by supporting competitions and artistic projects in Turin, such as those of the Fondazione MUSE. CAMERA's contribution to contemporary photography and the collaboration with the Barolo & Castles Foundation strengthen the public dimension of the initiative, which brings together the world of wine and cultural operators [1].
Sources
- Vino e arte contemporanea al WiMu di Barolo: la mostra Cultus Langarum di Olga Cafiero — TorinoOggi, 6 November 2026