Federico Gori (Prato, 1977 – )
As a very young art student, Federico Gori visited Fattoria di Celleout of his interest in the considerations of space he found in the numerous site-specific works. The invitation from Giuliano Gori came later, in 2020, when Federico visited the spaces of Cascina Terrarossa and chose a room in the center of the first floor — characterized by a clearly visible entrance and a small window opening onto green nature – with access to two side rooms. Here, he decided to create a work specifically for the space but connected to his ongoing series of multimedia installations titled *Estinti* (Extinct). In his studio, he prepared copper plates worked with engraving techniques that produce natural effects of metallic oxidation. The surface of the plateswere engraved with images of vegetation selected during the artist’s research on archaeological specimens of plants that no longer exist in nature and chosen as the first step in developing some repeatable patterns.
In 2022, Federico Gori returned to Celle to install the panels that make up the installation, taking advantage of the viewer’s perspective from the wide opening of the door. Here, the engraved drawings found a permanent place where they could undergo continuous change due to the evolution of oxidation within the specific space.
