TRASMUTATION (SHIBORI METAMOSAIC
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, iemulating 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.
