FUNGI Screen
Fungal veins and frozen bark stand still in light. Echoes of a forest where time paused and matter whispers its transformation.
165 x H 220 cm — Bespoke Sizes, Shapes and Finishes
2016 — Salone Satellite, Milan
Beech WOOD with FUNGI Texture, Extraclear FROSTED RESIN, Concealed HINGES in burnished brass, with 180° opening angle
The Fungi Screen is composed of four vertical wooden boards, sawn from dead Beech trees found in the undergrowth of the Italian Dolomites. These logs, naturally colonized by fungi, reveal the intimate textures and transformations of wood in its early stages of decay.
The planks are arranged like abstract tree trunks—an environmental cross-section that evokes the forest itself, inviting us to transcend the ordinary perception of material and place.
Each board tells a different story: fungal growth etches dramatic lines, pigments, and discolorations into the grain, creating intricate, unpredictable patterns. These natural drawings—unique to time, place, and conditions—offer a new dimension to the wood’s memory.
The live edges are preserved in a clear resin that resembles the winter ice which once halted the fungi’s work. Time is suspended. The process of decay is paused, transformed into a meditative stillness. The ephemeral beauty of nature becomes enduring.
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