Since 2004, Michele De Lucchi has being working at a rich production of wooden objects representing buildings. Handmade in the architect’s home in Angera near Varese, they are a more intimate and private side of his research, and yet they are extremely interesting also for their ability to highlight his method of work and philosophy. While they may resemble buildings, they do not correspond to any building in particular nor do they have interior space.
De Lucchi: Haystacks
Focus of Michele De Lucchi’s exhibition at the Nivola Museum, in Sardinia, is the recent Haystacks series, densely packed structures obtained by the superimposition of layers.
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- 30 June 2017
- Orani
Focus of the exhibition at the Nivola Museum is the recent Haystacks series, densely packed structures obtained by the superimposition of layers. De Lucchi explains their meaning: cutting grass and harvesting hay, in bundles and then in stacks, is an ancestral activity by now in disuse. It is still however commonly perceived as an inescapable driving force and poetry of preparation for the future, for the cold winter months. The object of a haystack is perhaps the architectural form par excellence: pure, essential and unique. It looks the same from all sides and as a recognisable landmark, it merges discreetly and beautifully into the countryside.
until 15 September 2017
Michele De Lucchi: Pagliai
curated by Giuliana Altea, Antonella Camarda and Richard Ingersoll
exhibition design by Alessandro Floris
Museo Nivola
via Gonare 2, Orani