PLASTIC MARBLES

Plastic Marbles is a site-specific installation, marrying the reuse of plastic textile spools with folkloristic traditions. It uses the spool as a symbol of local manufacturing culture and single-use objects, transforming them into a medium for creative expression.

Set in the context of Calvari’s religious traditions, the installation draws inspirations from large-scale displays of light and colour, such as infiorate (flower carpet festivals in Italy) and luminarie (light festivals), capturing their desire to reshape space and while reflecting the hopes and struggles of the community. Also inspired by the careful use of colour and light in the rose windows of gothic cathedrals, the installation repurposes factory waste to create big marbles with ordered and chaotic motifs, crafting the illusion of endless transformation from finite elements.

THE AUTHORS

IPER-collettivo is a multidisciplinary collective united by a passion for experimentation, creativity, sustainability and interactive forms of expression.

Their research delves into the relationship between the territory and its communities, aiming to express the group’s ideals through socially engaging projects and a material representation of evolving traditions and ways of life.

IPER-collettivo design and produce works that are linked to local storytelling. They seek not only to produce an aesthetic value but also to have a strong impact on the communities and local identities for which they are conceived.