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7 _ Spazio Italiana Terricci
"Viaggio al centro della terra"
(Journey to the Center of the earth)
By Marco Fosella, Sara Lamon and Antonella Caramanica
Winner of the 2024 Visitors’ Award
[Concept]
The life of our planet has been marked, over millennia, by transformations that now compose the soil’s stratification. Viaggio al centro della terra (re)discovers the layers of the ground. A spiral, symbolizing cyclical nature, comes to life around a totem that resiliently rises at the center, in perfect balance. Metal blades encase rocks, soil clods, sand, gravel, and plants, evoking different terrestrial environments. Ancient corn kernels and Arbutus plants, fruit of a land rich in nutrients, rest on soil restored to health and productivity, thanks to the effective roots of Cannabis sativa and its hyperaccumulating properties. An incessant cycle that celebrates the continuous renewal of nature, between birth, growth, and transformation.
Marco Fosella
Licciana Nardi (MS)
Sara Lamon
Grugliasco (TO)
Antonella Caramanica
Segni (RM)
for Italiana Terricci – Gruppo Valagussa
Merate (LC)
italianaterricci.com
Companies collaborating in the implementation
Soil, sand and construction
Italiana Terricci – Gruppo Valagussa
Merate (LC)
italianaterricci.com
Plants
Floricoltura Stefanetti
Uggiate Trevano (CO)
stefanettifloricoltura.it
Be Green di Signorelli Davide
Trescore Balneario (BG)
Sculpture
Alcide Gallani
Como
alcidegallani.com
Stones of Mount Musinè
Comune di Caselette
Caselette (TO)
comune.caselette.to.it
Ancient Corn Restoration and Enhancement Project
Rostrato Antico di Alserio (CO) detto “Tajulèn”
Cantù (CO)
A few questions to the designers
Let’s start from the roots, how does your story begin?
Passion and curiosity have accompanied us since childhood and allowed us to deepen our knowledge of the natural and built world…