History is my compass
My work begins with history. From translating Dante's Divine Comedy onto a series of hand-painted violins to rediscovering the art of globe making, each project begins with research.
From there it develops through drawing, colour and the work of the hand. The past is not reproduced, but carried forward into globes made for the present and intended to remain long into the future.
A Venetian tradition
rediscovered
Venice, 1693
In 1693, the Venetian cosmographer Vincenzo Coronelli recorded the principles of globe making in his Epitome Cosmografica. More than three centuries later, I returned to these writings to understand the materials, geometry and methods behind this almost forgotten craft.
Drawing, copperplate printing, handmade paper, watercolour, gilding and the construction of the sphere come together through a succession of processes carried out by hand. Ancient methods become the foundation for contemporary works.
TheGlobe
Each globe is crafted using 17th-century techniques and materials thanks to the combined efforts of skillful artisans from all over Italy.
Made one at a time
There is no production line. Every globe passes through my hands, from its first drawings and research to the finished sphere. The process is deliberately unhurried, allowing each stage the time it requires.
A globe is made for one moment, but not only for one lifetime. Created from enduring materials and shaped by hand, each work is intended to acquire its own history — to be lived with, remembered and passed on.
