“Places, Labyrinths and Imaginary Boundaries”

In collaboration with the artist Elena Mazzi

How do we look at and interpret the spaces around us? How do places, architecture and landscapes evolve over time?
Taking inspiration from Yukinori Yanagi’s major exhibition and from the unique spaces of Pirelli HangarBicocca, the artist Elena Mazzi offers a series of activities that take their cue from short readings and traditional games, with the aim of imagining and creating miniature cities and endless labyrinths.

During the campus week, Elena Mazzi will guide participants in the observation, definition and design of these new spaces, using a wide variety of materials: reclaimed and recycled objects, chalk, coloured adhesive tape, and creative tools such as Polaroids and pre-spaced lettering. The distinctive architecture of the museum itself will become a central element in this collective exploration.

Each stage of the week-long project will spark curiosity and creativity, turning constraints and challenges into opportunities to focus on landscape-related themes.

Elena Mazzi (b. 1984, Reggio Emilia), studied at the University of Siena and at IUAV in Venice, before completing further training at the Royal Institute of Art (Konsthögskolan) in Stockholm. She is currently pursuing a PhD at Villa Arson in Nice.
Her artistic practice began with an exploration of particular territories, reinterpreting the cultural and natural heritage of places by weaving together stories, facts and fantasies handed down by local communities. Her art suggests possible resolutions to the conflicts between humanity, nature and culture. In a somewhat anthropological approach, her method is holistic, seeking to mend social fractures through observation and the blending of diverse forms of knowledge.