Michelangelo Pistoletto started working as an artist in the 1960s, after training as a restorer of paintings with his father. His first solo exhibition, hosted by the Galatea Gallery in Turin, was held in 1960. Mirrors, paintings, objects, rags, parks, photographs: Michelangelo Pistoletto, from his debut with a self-portrait to the present day – passing through the Italian adventure of arte povera – has created works with all kinds of media. Art for him is pivotal to a responsible social and political transformation, a way of thinking that he has been promoting and supporting for more than 20 years with his foundation, Cittadellarte, in Biella. His art has always been based on the relationship between reality and appearance, capable of involving both the environment and the spectator. The most recent phase of his work is called Third Paradise (“Terzo Paradiso”). Pistoletto participated in the project A CIELO APERTO 2022 in Cuneo (October 2022) with his work The Third Paradise of Talents, 2022 (“Il Terzo Paradiso dei Talenti, 2022”). The monumental work represents the symbol of the Third Paradise and promotes the idea of community participation, youth talent and collective work. In the spring of 2023, as a tribute to Brescia and Bergamo as Italian Capital of Culture 2023, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Fon- dazione Cittadellarte, thanks to the support of Banco dell’Energia, are to create the first “Third Paradise of Energy” (Terzo Pa- radiso dell’Energia) installation in Montisola, the heart of Lake Iseo that joins the two provinces. The Maestro is designing a work capable of actively involving the communities in the area, as well as its users: he in fact values the mission of Banco dell’Energia, which aims, with projects such as “Energy in the Periphery” (Energia in Periferia), to donate concrete help, education and awa- reness in terms of livelihood and energy saving to disadvantaged families. Starting from the concepts and values of network and connection, in a liquid and ever-changing world, we acknowledge the importance of creating value networks, solidarity and all- round communities that contribute to the pursuit of harmony between Man and Nature, exalting Man as his own energy creator.