Discarded printed circuit boards stacked in the back of a factory, a series of risers that have ended up in the waste basket of an atelier; these objects go unnoticed because they cannot be attributed to any predefined aesthetic canon, are hidden or lost, their existence reduced to their mere technical and functional value. A categorization dictated by a single point of view that CARA \ DAVIDE have set aside for the purpose of bringing out an impartial view of the submerged aesthetics of our time.
Often used for the construction of terraces, the Venetian-style flooring within the exhibition path is made by Fantini Mosaici using discarded microchips and printed circuit boards. Reusing products that according to some technical standards are considered faulty allows the design studio to give the terrazzo a contemporary interpretation. The three-dimensionality of the stacked tiles generates three sculptural structures made with different shapes and Venetian seminato flooring techniques: Palladian style, Scarpa style and the two designers' free interpretation. Some of the processing steps were carried out during a short period of residence within the Park Associati practice.
Estetiche Sommerse
Park Associati
Research Exhibition | 2023
A set of two experimental works of different scale and technique, collectively describing the details that originate from technical necessity without any aesthetic prejudice.
A composition of three sculptural elements turns the funnel-shaped aluminium waste (materozze - risers) into the legs of side tables and stools, completing the room. The Materozza Collection is made from scraps used in foundry processes, which in these objects take on an aesthetic, as well as functional value for the first time.
Salvaged by CARA \ DAVIDE, these objects are turned into archaeological finds that tell a story of craftsmanship that so far seemed to have only one single point of view and that in Estetiche Sommerse takes on other perspectives.
Photos by Nicola Colella, CARA \ DAVIDE