De Rerum Natura - by Gupica For Visionnaire

In an abandoned urban forest in the former military area of the Inganni district, early 20th-century buildings stand overgrown with vegetation.
On the first floor of the “Casa delle suore”, in a small room with two windows, the natural light is suffused, filtered by the leaves of an external nature that takes possession of the building.
In this penumbra the site-specific installation “De Rerum Natura” by Gunilla Zamboni, in art Gupica, comes to life.
The light design project “Aracea” is a collection of sculptural lamps designed by Gupica for Visionnaire, presented in all its models for the first time at Alcova.
A delicate and at the same time iconic presence, the “Aracea” lamp is inspired by exotic plants, synthesising their forms and transforming the leaf into a luminous object.
The LED light source, like lifeblood, passes through the leaf’s central vein, producing a type of direct lighting with the possibility of orientation, simulating the natural movements of a plant.
In this place the leaf, represented in its different scales, becomes a symbol, the object of an aesthetic investigation, the leitmotif of the installation in which the lamps play the leading role among embroidered velvet walls and carpets made of laser-cut recycled leather leaves.
The project is a reflection on the natural/artificial dichotomy as a constant/variant in the relationship between man and nature. A place where interior and exterior blend to create an unexpected and visionary scenario.