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STUDIO STEFANIA MISCETTI is proud to present Altri Venti – Ostro by Bruna Esposito. Three years after Allegro non troppo Esposito returns with an installation that is part of a new project yet rooted in her practice’s longstanding engagement with environmental sustainability, which she has explored since the 1980s.

Ostro is the first of several variations on a theme designed to evoke the warm winds of the Mediterranean, such as the libeccio, sirocco and gregale. The installation consists of a gazebo made of natural materials such as bamboo and rope: the welcoming space is warmed by the breeze created by the blades of a solar-powered fan, and also features several ship propellers (a recurring motif in Esposito’s work). Also on display are a number of souvenir hand fans, as well as several examples of low-tech domestic appliances that offer readily available solutions for anyone interested in pursuing a more conscious use of environmentally sustainable energy.

The work is borne out of a synergy of various areas of research, bringing to life the artist’s vision – and increasingly explicit conviction – that what are commonly termed consumer ‘goods’, such as air conditioning units, must be called into question.
The work is presented as a device aiming to reinvigorate the space, imbuing it with new, possible relationships, reflections and meanings.

At a time when the subject of “meeting” is as topical as ever, the artist offers us a space to rest, a break that becomes an encounter. Ostro is a political and poetic exhortation: an invitation to take stock of the impact of our actions and consider the inevitability of other choices, as well as the power of simplicity; it is an ode to ancient, frugal alternatives.

 (…) the air has cooled itself with its own motion for millennia – let us hope that it continues to in the millennia to come.

Bruna Esposito, 2020

A number of works by Bruna Esposito tackle the complex relationship between nature and society, the conscious desire to recycle and save energy, and natural resources. Notable examples include: Two public biotoilets (1987-1988), Aureole (1999), Verso Sud (2000), Organic public toilets (2003) and Venti di rivolta o rivolta dei venti (2009).

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here below some images from BRUNA ESPOSITO’s altri venti – ostro.