Mara Fabbro

How much can an artwork change when the light changes? These two images show the same space, the same materials and the same artwork.The only difference is the way light meets the surface. In the first image, the light is softer and more frontal. The texture is perceived more evenly, the colours are more present, and the artwork maintains a balanced relationship with the marble, wood and neutral tones of the interior. In the second, the light comes from above and grazes the surface. Something...

When an artwork evokes the sea, the association is almost automatic: a house on the coast, a boutique hotel, a yacht interior. But is that really the only possible setting? When I first started working with shells, I wasn’t interested in bringing the sea into a room. I was interested in their structure and the marks left by time. The spiral.The grooves.The weathered surfaces.The repetition of forms. These observations led to two very different interpretations. In Materia in circolo, I...

When I travel, I realize I’m always drawn to the same details. A wall shaped by light. Masonry built with different materials. A surface that tells the passing of time without saying a word. Then I step into a traditional balsamic vinegar cellar, and I find that same feeling again. Here too, time isn’t something to endure. It’s part of the process. Perhaps that’s what I’m always looking for in the places I visit: everything that cannot be rushed. I like to think this is one of the most...