PARALLEL LINES

THE GINGER HOUSE PROJECT

2020, MILANO

The relevance of everyday materials in artistic practice is a natural, immediate reference to American Minimal Art. A use in which the simplicity of form, the energy of matter and its relationship with the surrounding space represented the driving force of getting things done. Fausto Caletti creates a site-specific work in complete relationship with the space. More than a dialogue, it creates a necessary, essential relationship with the structure of the apartment. The two golden tubes represent a symbolic totem for space here and, with regard to the context, a reference to the essence of a certain Milanese nature. The home's heating system dictated the retention of pre-existing connections. Caletti therefore, starting from mere practical functionality, identifies and creates a gilding of the tubes, to indicate aesthetic harmony. Two simple parallel ducts reveal their function here, becoming the symbol of a Milan that optimises everything.

Milan, the city known for ennobling industrial work, redesigning it and then showing it to the world. The Parallel lines title is inspired by the Blondie album, one of Fausto Caletti’s icons of reference.

Gallery: Ginger House Project www.gingerhouseproject.com

Credit Pics: Enrico Costantini, Enrico Mazzeo, Liam Norole, Heinz Schattner

Art Curator: Rossella Farinotti