Rubinetti (Kitchen II)

A series of four plaster casts of sessile fungi, found on a dead tree trunk near a pile of ceramic debris, are arranged one above the other on a wall. They are covered in silver leaf, evoking the steel of kitchen faucets. This arrangement creates an opposition that transforms into a rich dialogue: organic forms coated with materials reminiscent of industry confront orthogonal shapes made of organic material. Together, they contribute to the creation of an "other," ever-transforming domestic space.

The presence of sessile fungi, which typically thrive in humid environments, reveals active microbiological life—a fertile ground for birth and growth. Their unexpected presence in a context evoking the domestic prefigures the intent to yield to that cycle where nature reclaims spaces, making them new homes and intimate places for its own proliferation. The faucet, in this scenario, becomes a symbol of flow, dispense, and connection. The fungi evoke it through the reflective material they are covered in, themselves becoming part of a process of transformation and purification of the space.

2025

gypsum, silver leaf

20x9x3.5 cm each