EPIFÀNIA. Incorporare l’imprevisto
Opera
EPIFÀNIA. Incorporare l’imprevisto
Location
Porta Sant'Alessandro
Client
Designer
Edoardo Milesi & Archos
EPIFÀNIA. Incorporare l’imprevisto
‘Incorporare l’imprevisto’ or ‘incorporate the unexpected’ is an ephemeral cloud made up of petals created from waste production materials and arranged around a nucleus that seems to come alive as the day passes. Suspended in the vaults of the portico of the Palazzo della Ragione, it hovers in the air releasing voices, sounds, lights, colours and images collected as it wanders in a now unpredictable world.
The poetry of a starry night-sky, of a green meadow, the unknown life of the abyss, the solidity of the earth, the stillness of a breath of wind or a light summer rain are suddenly shaken by unexpected scenarios. The result is a three-dimensional object that creates a nebulous atmosphere. A sky to be admired from outside the portico, but also to be traversed with your face turned upwards.
The cloud manifests itself through its formal and sculptural presence at the break of dawn. Small movements touch the petals as they float in the air emitting original, sometimes surprising, voices and sounds, and when the light of the winter days fades, Epifània tells of the four elements: AIR, FIRE, EARTH, WATER. Immutable and dramatic.
All around, Giorgio Milesi’s Fiabe al Plurale Non Sense, imprinted on fragments of the cloud, fly away to reach tables of bars and restaurants in Piazza Vecchia. On the front part of each is a descriptive text, on the back one of the 160 fairy tales screen-printed in invisible ink and seen only under particular environmental conditions. Unique and rare handcrafted pieces of fabric to carry away and preserve as small works of art.
Alias
Creative experimentation, cutting-edge technology, versatility: these are the core values of Alias, an acclaimed Made in Italy brand that was founded in 1979 with the aim of being different, creating one-of-a-kind products.
These ideals have linked many of the international design names to the company: from Atelier Oï to Giandomenico Belotti, Riccardo Blumer, Dante Bonuccelli, Mario Botta, Gabriele and Oscar Buratti. And more: Michele De Lucchi, Sou Fujimoto, Alfredo Häberli, James Irvine, Pio Manzù, Alberto Meda, Francesco Meda, Jasper Morrison, Nendo, Patrick Norguet, Ludovica and Roberto Palomba, Pearson Lloyd, Simon Pengelly, Eugeni Quitllet, Paolo Rizzatto and Philippe Starck. A constantly evolving hotspot of talent that contributes to the multifaceted DNA of Alias: a single spirit composed of different hands, formations and stories.
Constant attention to avant-garde creativity and the evolution of lifestyle acts as a catalyst for this exchange of ideas open to formal and technological experimentation.
This vision is guided by the industrial solidity of a company that controls every phase of the process, from design to production, all the way to distribution. With its headquarters in Grumello del Monte, near Bergamo, Alias relies on a global distributor network. The highly expressive style of its products offers solutions for residential, contract and outdoor environments, emphasizing the intellectual value of design over a flashy image. Alias still believes in the synergy between functionality and art, always looking for "Something Else", that something extra that makes its collections unique.
Alias participates in Christmas Design 2023 with the installation Incorporare l’imprevisto, designed by Studio Edoardo Milesi & Archos, in Porta Sant'Alessandro
Designer
Studio Edoardo Milesi & Archos
Edoardo Milesi (Bergamo, 1954), studied at the IUAV and graduated in 1979 from the Polytechnic of Milan with Franca Helg. Expert in landscape-environmental protection, he has achieved numerous specializations, including architectural ecology, religious architecture and garden art. In 1990 he founded the Archos studio in Albino, whose work ranges across different scales and areas, from the conservative restoration of national monuments to recovery and urban transformation plans; from production sites to the advanced tertiary sector; from the residential to hospitality; from school buildings to places of worship.
All of his projects pay great attention to the environment and include social function. Milesi combines his professional practice with active participation in the cultural debate on contemporary architecture. In 2008 he founded the magazine ArtApp, of which he is Editorial Director. He is President, since June 2009, of the cultural committee of the Fondazione Socioculturale Bertarelli. In 2014 he founded the associaton Scuola Permanente dell’Abitare. He was on the Board of Directors of the Fabbriceria del Duomo di Siena, called ‘Opera della Metropolitana’.
He is an active member of the University of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Bergamo and since 2020 he has been a member of the Comitato Scientifico dell’Osservatorio Paesaggi Costieri Italiani di Legambiente Nazionale. Since 2021 he is President of the Territorial Discipline Board 5 of the Order of PPC Architects of Bergamo; President of the Landscape Commission of the Municipality of Mozzo and member of the Europan Jury.
For Christmas Design Studio Edoardo Milesi & Archos has projected the installation EPIFANIA. Incorporare l’imprevisto, created, thanks to the contribution of Alias, in Porta Sant'Alessandro.
Technical Partner
BNM Impianti
Technical Partner
ROTA EGIDIO E FIGLI S.R.L. - COSTRUZIONI IN FERRO
Technical Partner
IMPRESA EDILE BRIGNOLI ANTONIO
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