In the series of site-specific installations Stations, realizzata per l’inaugurazione di Paratissima Art Station 2020, Eleonora Gugliotta esplora il tema delle stazioni ferroviarie abbandonate, scelte per rappresentare un’analisi profonda dei luoghi dimenticati della Sicilia. Queste installazioni nascono dalle immagini fotografiche di scorci di stazioni, caselli e binari ormai in disuso, scattate dall’artista e successivamente montate e affisse a parete. L’artista, utilizzando fili di lana colorati, interviene su queste immagini dando vita a volumetrie che si espandono nello spazio, rielaborando l’architettura preesistente e creando una nuova struttura all’interno di quella originaria.
The stations, symbols of broken connections, become the starting point for a reflection on the condition of the Sicilian land, where the once-thriving railway system today stands as a testament to gradual abandonment and a slow process of disconnection. The chosen stations, emblematic of the local reality, were once vital crossroads and now tell the story of isolation, marked by traces of a past that seems to remain still, almost frozen in time.
Through the intertwining of geometries and the layering of materials, the installations operate on three different scales: the station, as an architectural unit; the geometric composition, reflecting the relationship between space and form; and the room, a place of experience where the viewer confronts the sense of abandonment and the inaccessibility of the space. Each installation thus becomes a reflection on decay and the possibilities of rebirth through the creative reclaiming of space.
Information about the project exhibited at Paratissima 2020
Information about the project exhibited at Paratissima 2020
