MARMOMAC 2018 | The Italian Stone Theatre | THE LIQUIDO, SOLIDO, LITICO EXHIBITION

03.07.2018

Curated by Raffaello Galiotto 

July 2018 - The Liquido, Solido, Litico exhibition - curated by Raffaello Galliotto and installed within the scope of The Italian Stone Theatre - sets off from the central theme of the Hall - water - to analyse its ancient bond with stone in greater detail: two natural elements whose destiny is to model each other.

Water, whose perpetual cycle of flowing down towards the sea erodes rocks, and stone, that holds and embraces shapeless liquid in its cavities.

Mankind has also become involved in this relationship: since ancient times, people have carved the hardest and most resistant material to make hollow, sloping and smooth objects to contain, channel and flow water that simply cannot be gripped in our hands. 

This event experiments with new forms and functions of products in stone intended for use with water through implementations characterised by innovative numerical control machining operations. The exhibition is spread across three islands where nine projects created by well-known designers and produced by Italian companies of excellence in the stone industry are installed. 

AUTHORS AND COMPANIES TAKING PART

Lorenzo Damiani / GMM, GRUPPO TOSCO MARMI, LICOM SYSTEMS - ALPHACAM

Francesco Faccin / SILVESTRI MARMI

Raffaello Galiotto / MARGRAF

Emanuel Gargano / RAMELLA GRANITI, TRAMBISERA MARMI

Gumdesign / PELLEGRINI MECCANICA, PIMAR

Giulio Iacchetti / HELIOS AUTOMAZIONI, ANTOLINI

Moreno Ratti / PETRIS

Elena Salmistraro / VICENTINA MARMI, DONATONI MACCHINE, CAVE GAMBA

Pio & Tito Toso / BIANCO CAVE 

The shows are connected through walkways in split stone surface made by MEC.