Natural stone is an eternal material
Now in its 59th edition, Marmomac returns to Verona from September 23 to 26 to showcase the role of stone in contemporary design.
In 2009 Art Unlimited continues to play its strengths with some captivating new projects; projects that require extremely meticulous presentation, like the work presented by Belgian artist Hans Op de Beeck Location (6), a monumental sculptural installation, based on the historic panorama contructions created particularly over the past two centuries in Europe. Traditional panoramas (or dioramas, in the modern sense) combine a three-dimentional foreground with a painted background. Location (6), however, is made up entirely of a sculpted trompe l'oeil landscape, replete with fog and white light, a vast snowy landscape of barren trees from central observatory, reached via a long, narrow corridor.
Wood: a key resource for south tyrol
In this northern Italian region, wood is a vital resource that brings together tradition, the economy and environmental protection. The short and sustainable supply chain is worth €1.3 billion and involves thousands of local companies.