Rebecca Moccia has for some years been exploring the atmospheres and “temperatures” of places and investigating the spatial/temporal contexts in which human and non-human relations develop, with a special focus on how emotions and places influence one another. The site-specific project developed for Casa Zegna concentrates on atmospheric transformations and draws on the peculiarities of this space to reflect the connection between climate and environmental changes and the temperaments of those who experience them.
The temperature gradients are also accentuated by the use of cold colors for the summer and warm colors for winter.
Produced in collaboration with the textiles facility of Comunità di San Patrignano, the fabrics also model the ambience by way of sculptural forms that delimit contemplative spaces in which to stop a while. The artworks are flanked by hand-woven tapestries that symbolically represent the physical relationship between places, bodies and temperatures.