knowledge and experience across drystone places
13 – 20 September 2025
Semestene – Sardinia, Italy
8 days
12 participants
will learn how to move, work and set stones, boulders and crastos
4 artisan figures
30 meters
of drystone retaining wall to be restored
2 field trips
to drystone sites and volcanic landscapes in the historic Meilogu-Villanova region
speakers + participants
will share their experiences during evening sessions
How to participate:
participation request were open until july 31st 2025
results of the encounter will be publish very soon.
Krastu Mastru is an educational, research-based, exchange of practices and knowledge on the art of drystone making.
Krastu, a Sardinian term for identifying a stone, a rock, a boulder. Mastru, refers to a master of art and craft. Krastu Mastru is thus “a master stone,” a guide in the landscape.
Through the collective restoration of a retaining wall in an old vineyard under regeneration, the sharing of experiences and guided field trips, the purpose of the meeting is to learn the basics of the art of drystone work.
The meeting aims to convey the importance of this construction technique as part of a set of practices of landscape maintenance and care. In a collaborative and respectful working environment, the meeting convenes local artisan figures, freelancers, institutional and independent researchers and representatives from Mediterranean realities, including:
4 GRADA DRAGODID (Croatia), ITLA Italia (Italy), INLAND – Campo Adentro (Spain), Ambassada (Tinos, Greece), Foghiles (Sardegna), Università degli Studi di Sassari.
Krastu Mastru is an event sponsored by COR – Centro Operativo di Ricerca sulla Pietra a Secco (Drystone Practice and Research Center), curated by ISSLA and Foghiles as part of Scuola Mediterranea della Pietra a Secco (Mediterranean Drystone School project).
An event by ISSLA
with the support and coordination of Foghiles
co-funded by the Fondazione di Sardegna
with the collaboration of ITLA ITALIA
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