The 2023 edition was organized in collaboration with Lucia Croci Candiani. Building on the previous year’s experiment, the project developed into a collective research process that fostered dialogue with the town’s inhabitants, particularly through cultural associations such as Pro Loco and Nassa. Together with these actors and the artistic collective ADORA, a participatory mapping initiative was carried out, laying the groundwork for an extended engagement with the local context. As part of this process, artists were invited to take part in a two-month introductory and mediation workshop designed to explore the area and spark critical reflections on the use of public space. The outcome was a festival held from 23 to 25 June 2023, centered on the temporary reactivation and reopening of the historic San Terenzo Castle as a public space. The festival sought both to offer a counter-narrative to the highly touristic identity of the area and to reclaim public spaces for non-touristic uses within the town.      
The participatory process encouraged the involvement of the local community in co-definition and transformation of different spaces within the castle and across San Terenzo. The event featured an indoor exhibition, outdoor installations, and a public program of design and artistic workshops, talks, and conferences with local stakeholders. Invited artists included Yu Kato, Roberto Casti, Gerolamore, Gaia Ginevra Giorgi, and Lidia Bianchi. In addition, a series of workshops organized in collaboration with the recycling company BLASTIC introduced participants to creative applications of recycled materials in design.