The installation contains 15 single Thaumà and what surrounds them; all together they create the THAUMÀZEIN.
A traumatic wonderland of the rational in which the moment of marvel for the reality and the relation between the human being and its reality is the general theme of the research.
THAUMÀZEIN – About the Wonder, the Reality and the Concrete
MAIN THAUMA: SHE
object trouvé, concrete sculptures, tables, maps (from the 900s), varnish, black pigment, carbon paper, transparent paper, measure: Third Cabin, 2014
Colonia (Eng.: summer camp building), Third Cabin
THAUMA 1: A CONCRETE LITTLE SIP
Goblet 10 cm (from the 900s), concrete, piece of old wood, 2014
THAUMA 2: THE GUARDIANS
Tongs, bucket (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s), fire, 2014
THAUMA 3: WHEN A MIND BECOMES CONCRETE
Knife, chair and tables (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s), book of the artist’s family 26,5 x 21,5 cm, concrete, 2014
THAUMA 4: A CONCRETE CRACK
Concrete, 10 x 10 cm, 2014
THAUMA 5: THEY LOOK AS IF BUTTER WOULDN’T MELT IN THEIR MOUTH
Silver lids Coperchi d’argento (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s) 30 x 15 cm, paraffin, 2014
THAUMA 6: THE PACKING
Silver container, height 25 cm (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s), concrete, 2014
THAUMA 7: CAOLINO – OVVERO TRE MESI SUL MARE
4 books, (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s), compass (from around the 1900s), concrete, 2014
THAUMA 8: CONCRETE BELONGING
2 Pillows 50 x 25 cm (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s), concrete, 2014
THAUMA 9: THROUGH THICK AND THIN
Metal easel 40 cm tall and table (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s), black and white picture (from about the 1950s), concrete, 2014
THAUMA 10: IT’S NEVER HOPELESS AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A WHEEL ROPE PULLEY AND A DICE
Pulley, small metal door (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s), wooden dice, concrete, styrofoam, 2014
THAUMA 11: MAPPING FOG
Photocopied maps (from around the 1900s), metal object (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s),salt, ani-fog thinner, Indian ink, laque, 2014
THAUMA 12: SLEEP TIGHT
Pillow 71 x 37 cm, plastic grating (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s), 2014
THAUMA 13: CONCRETE DRIPPING
Waxed paper, concrete (Omage to Stefano Moras), 2014
THAUMA 14: ONE UPON THE OTHER UNTIL IT’S HIDDEN
Used carbon paper usata 45 x 25 cm (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s), wall, 2014
THAUMA 15: THE COLLECTION OF THE USEFUL REMAINS
Various objects (objects of the Colonia ENI Village, from around the 1950s), concrete, black pigment, 2014
Photos: Sergio Casagrande, Giacomo De Donà, Sandra Hauser
