studio Sand

Title: studio Sand

Location: Venice

Client: GAA Foundation and the European Cultural Centre

Date: ongoing

As part of ongoing investigations, my work explores the impact of objects within landscapes and examines the evolving vocabulary of forms and spaces shaped by natural forces such as wind, water, and melting ice. These studies delve into the interplay between objects and their surrounding environments, investigating how objects alter and interact with the landscapes they inhabit.

Using materials like sand and wind, clay and rain, and objects embedded in ice, I observe the transformations that occur—particularly as ice melts or weather interacts with forms. Through processes such as timelapse filming, still photography, and casting, I document and analyse these interactions, capturing the dynamic evolution of forms over time.

This research seeks to inform a more thoughtful approach to placing sculptures and buildings within landscapes. By understanding these natural processes, the aim is to create placements that are not only more harmonious and symbiotic but also integrate seamlessly with the environment, enhancing both the landscape and the placed object.

These works were first exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2018 as part of  ‘TIME SPACE EXISTENCE”  Exhibition at Palazzo Mora, Venice.
Organised by the GAA Foundation and hosted by the European Cultural Centre in the context of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018.

Time and the elements shape our landscape. The shapes of my structures are informed by my observations of this interaction and how best to ground them. I make experiments recreating the effects of, for example, rain or thawing ice. By filming these and using time-lapse photography I create a vocabulary of forms.
Time also shapes our thinking about a specific place; we consider its layers of history, its psychology and its social structures, and must respond to these accordingly.