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Hubert Mirror
Ruins by Roberto Sironi is a series of works that re-signify architectural fragments belonging to different historical periods and great archaeological sites, modelling the forms according to new aesthetic representations. The project relates constructive elements of the classical era, such as bases of columns, capitals, sections of an amphitheatre, with rudiments of the industrial era, such as the double-T beams and the reticular structural elements. Roberto Sironi elaborates on the concept of ruins according to a new perspective. Conceived as contemporary ruins, imaginary simulacra and/or programmed artifices – the materials and techniques of execution do not correspond to the original. The work shows how different fragments of architectural remains can be overlaid and re-signified, resetting the temporal distances and suspending the notion time.
Interest in highlighting ruins as an ar tistic subject grew in the eighteenth century, due to an increase in travel and a growing awareness of historical documentation and archeological excavations. The composition of the colors of the Marmo di Rima in the Hubert mirror, takes inspiration from the romantic painters of the eighteenth century, Robert Hubert (1733-1808), also known as “Robert des Ruines” for his reference of Roman ruins descending into idealized environments.
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THE DESIGNER
Roberto Sironi
Desio, Italy
Roberto Sironi (1983) is an Italian designer, who lives and works in Milan. His design practice is defined by a research-based and process-oriented approach, where thinking and making converge in the creation of artifacts, which are considered narrative tools to trigger a dialogue with the user. This approach materializes through a body of work that breaks with the primary function by blurring the boundary between functional object and sculpture; the artifacts produced are the result of a process in which the subjects addressed are investigated through an in-depth analysis from a historical, geographical and anthropological point of view.
The works are conceived as contemporary ultra-signs, where the transformation processes re-signify the matter, revealing its unseen qualities and giving it new features.The practice, founded in 2015, embraces different types of design practices, such as product and installation design, strategic research and design consultancy, through the collaboration with institutions, galleries and companies. Roberto Sironi also combines his practice with teaching and research activity in the Design Department of Politecnico di Milano, where his studies focus on new technologies for design.
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Domus Pompeii Fauno Domus Pompeii Fauno
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APHANÈS ROUNDED LOW TABLE APHANÈS ROUNDED LOW TABLE
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Domus Pompeii Dioscuri Domus Pompeii Dioscuri
Domus Pompeii Efebo Domus Pompeii Efebo
Domus Pompeii Vettii Domus Pompeii Vettii
Domus Pompeii Menandro Domus Pompeii Menandro
Delphi chair Delphi chair
Turin dining table Turin dining table
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Domus Pompeii Fauno Domus Pompeii Fauno
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Volubilis side table Volubilis side table
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Palmyra bench Palmyra bench
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Eiffel Low Table Eiffel Low Table
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Volubilis side table Volubilis side table
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Palmyra bench Palmyra bench
By Roberto Sironi -
Small Square 7 Small Square 7
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari -
Rectangular 2 Rectangular 2
By Taher Asad-Bakhtiari