Franco Farina's Artistic Practice Transforms Discarded Materials into Narrative Works

Artist Franco Farina creates artworks using discarded materials, approaching waste collection centers as contemporary quarries. With a background in cultural heritage conservation and material science, Farina's practice involves selecting and combining no more than three materials per work to preserve their inherent traces of human use and memory. His pieces, such as those exhibited in Manduria, often reference collective narratives from mythology and biblical sources. The approach emphasizes restraint and respect for materials rather than redemption or provocation, aiming to let discarded objects continue speaking about human experience beyond their intended lifespan.