https://theworldwatch.com/tags/davide-gelso/ Thu 30 Jul 2026 12:52:46 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618110/davide-gelso-sculpture-of-our-lord-survives-wild-fire-everything-else-burned/
<div>An olive tree from Salento, already dead from xylella.</div> <div>Davide Gelso has it removed from the field to sculpt it.</div> <div>Shortly after… the fire ravages the entire area.</div> <div>The other olive trees go up in smoke.</div> <div>He, already removed, escapes the flames.</div> <div> </div> <div>Today the sculpture stands intact amid the ashes.</div> <div>The Savior has been saved</div> <div> </div> <div>GROK: "Yes, it’s verified. “Il Salvatore salvato” by Davide Gelso is a sculpture carved from an olive tree from Salento that died from Xylella. The tree was removed from the field just before a fire that burned the others. The work exists and has been exhibited. The Christ of Saumos also withstood the flames of the Gironde fires in July 2026."</div> ]]> Thu 30 Jul 2026 09:16:22 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618110/davide-gelso-sculpture-of-our-lord-survives-wild-fire-everything-else-burned/