Pyramid is a complex set-up that recalls the shape of a tumulus, made up almost entirely of wood both inside and out, with the exception of the elliptical plasterboard dome. The structure, almost 14 meters high, evokes two images: the Volcano that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum and the Egyptian pyramids. Inside, as if sucked from the mouth of the volcano, the twenty casts, immortalized in the moment of life that preceded the eruption, are kept in a large basin. On the entire surrounding wall are exhibited, in the form of fragments, the archive photographs documenting the works in the excavations between the 1800s and 1900s.

The Petrucci company created the self-supporting metal skeleton, the internal wooden structure (vestments, flooring, tub in the center for the exhibition) and the complex iron bases, customized ad hoc for the display of each of the victims’ casts.

Finally, the company proceeded with the disassembly and demolition of the complex and multi-material pyramid in just nine days, to allow the space of the amphitheater arena to be made available as a matter of urgency.