Martina
Taranto

Through narratives, I propose futures built on synergies.

Born and raised in Sicily, I’ve  grown with and being influenced by the intense presence of natural, historical, folkloristic and mystical elements.

A primordial tacit culture, made of symbols, subtexts and unspoken emotions, permeated and shaped my creative sensibility.

I intend to investigate and envisions a world built on tangible materiality and delicate symbolic messages. 

As the daughter of a rural culture profoundly connected with the land, I believe human intelligence and sensibility to have a crucial role to play in the generation of a superorganic natural world, with fundamental responsibilities to embrace in order to reach the greater ecological and ecosystemic balance.

I try to materialise something that is not purely functional, that has a hidden, latent purpose with a leverage on instinctive feelings, active at a second intellectual level of the user’s consciousness.

Cultural and contextual awareness is what I try to build before and after any design exercise.

My approach to design is holistic, and emerges from a background that combines a range of disciplines, from energy engineering to product design. My work and training gravitate towards the necessity to find a compromise and a fluid dialogue between knowledge, humanity and the environment.