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LICHENI
Ecade, 2023
Photo: 40mirrors/Raffaella Quaranta Sebastian Spiegelhauer
The Licheni project aims to investigate the field of stone manufacts, whose surfaces are an artefact and at the same time a natural substrate suitable for the proliferation of plant microorganisms which then allow the growth of other superior species .
Lichens colonize all lithic substrates, including artificial ones, such as bricks and mortar, and are the most widespread example of how nature is able to interact with human artifacts, enriching them with colored shades.
The vases are made with recycled stone material, which already has partial or total lichen coverings, coming from the unsold stocks of the Ecade di Martano (LE) company, formally reworked with a minimum intervention to reduce energy, processing costs and additional waste. The project, through the preservation of biological covers, which will continue to increase, also wants to stimulate a reflection on the relationship of materials with time, obsolescence, and the preservation of natural life, being lichens also bioindicators of air quality.
