Trasmutazione

My  goal  in  Transmutation  is  to  challenge the  characteristic  stiffness  and heaviness typical  of  the mosaic, to the point of  creating a  light and  mobile, almost immaterial mosaic.

There have   been attempts  in   the  past to  give    lightness to  the  mosaic, I emulating draperies and   fabrics that are  simply mere imitations  on  a  rigid support, albeit visually impactful. Thanks to  my   experiments with  fabric,  in   particular  with  the  Shibori  3D technique, I  created Transmutation, which breaks this pattern by going beyond tradition, rediscovering the soul  of  the tile, ethereal and  light, leaving its mark on the world of  matter.

The tile   gets wrapped in a  fabric, undergoes a steam based process,         which shapes and  imprints the shape of the tile on the textile fibers.

The  tile gets removed and  leaves its unique and  unrepeatable imprint on  what looks like  a snakels sheath, a semi-transparent skin.

 The Shibori gesture of   “removing” is fundamental   component in  this work, as the production itself embodies the process of transmutation.

Duchamp with his Readymades   has   redefined the function of objects without however redefining the nature and  function of their materials, in Transmutation I redefine   the nature of the material    without changing the function of   the object, thus giving birth to the Shibori  mosaics,  a metaphor for life and its everchanging processes.