SS22: "Foreste di Filo" (Thread Forests)
Federico De Lorentis for Corneliani – curated by Sofia Baldi
The artist Federico de Lorentis (Galatina, 1994) adopts a site-specific approach: this means that he conceives the installation on site, which is specifically intended for the location and the audience that will experience it. Here, the artist, who was astonished by the outstanding beauty of the Durini Caproni building in Taliedo (Corneliani’s headquarters), put himself to the test by creating a work that respects the historical and official heritage of this place. The installation perfectly complements the balanced and monumental appearance of 17th-century Lombard architecture while recalling the profession of Gian Giacomo Durini, a silk merchant who, in 1573, led the family to success.
Federico de Lorentis then created an immersive installation, which was made up of more than 300 kilometres of silk and cotton thread, painstakingly spun and suspended in vertical strips from the high ceiling of the main hall.
devised an installation that was exclusively made up of worn thread, which had been discarded by Corneliani and its suppliers. The artist then put it together again and enhanced it with the aim of promoting a respectful attitude towards the planet we live in.
“Foreste di Filo” was Corneliani’s first step in this new artistic collaboration, and the natural setting for presenting the CIRCLE Spring-Summer 2022 collection, a capsule collection with a low environmental impact, consisting of garments made from natural and organic fibres, thereby reducing both CO2 emissions and waste.