Gianluca Stasi
Architect by training, I have privately explored the fields of
mathematics and geometry. Today they constitute a cornerstone of my
practice which focuses on architectural processes linked to
socio-cultural processes At the same time I develop a more intimate
artistic production in which I explore with freedom and curiosity
those ideas and questions that lie beneath the surface during the
typical architectural practice, without the pressures that
socio-cultural processes imply For me, artworks are an opportunity to
develop the more spiritual aspects of research. During architectural
works there is a continuous interaction with the community, while
during the production of artworks, silence and serenity promote
reflection and epiphanies
Until 2020, my geometric productions had always materialized in
large-scale configurations, the smallest of which was 2.3 meters
in diameter. Lockdown limited the access to production means and
spaces, but it did not diminish my geometric restlessness. The
reduced size presented new challenges, both techniques and tools
had to be configured to work at this scale of materials and
geometry In this model, based on the configuration of nexorades
nodes on the geometry of the snub dodecahedron, "perfect" symmetry
is deliberately avoided to endow the result with a small twist and
movement that makes it impossible to find the "perfect" viewpoint
while inviting the observer to persist in the search