Installation
in Calacatta marble, glass and steel
600 x 600 x 45 cm
Presented at Herança Cultural Gallery
São Paulo, 2018
In Frio,
is staged a conceptual excavation—an imagined archaeological site where the
everyday language of furniture is unearthed and misunderstood. The installation
consists of 18 sculptural objects, built from six original forms repeated in
three materials: marble, glass, and metal. Each material acts as a layer of
meaning: marble as mass, glass as surface, and metal as structure. Though
abstract in tone, the combination reflects Martini’s sculptural language of
line, plane, and volume.
Arranged
directly on the floor in disoriented positions, the objects—chairs, tables,
consoles, bookshelves—are displayed as if by a culture unfamiliar with their
use. A chair lies on its side, a bookshelf rests horizontal. In doing so,
Martini invites the viewer to momentarily step outside the contemporary design
system and observe its codes, rituals, and assumptions from a speculative
distance.
Frio becomes both
critique and contemplation. By stripping the objects of their expected function
and context, the installation questions the relevance of contemporary design
practices—inviting architects, designers, and critics to pause and reconsider
not only how we create, but what we are truly doing today in the name of
design.
