Sergio Lombardo's Stochastic Floor Unveiled in 18th-Century Church in Molise

Key facts

• The Pavimento Stocastico was inaugurated on July 30, 2026, in the Church of San Felice Martire in Guglionesi, Italy.
• The floor was designed by Sergio Lombardo and covers the central nave from entrance to altar.
• Tiles are 40x40 cm porcelain stoneware with a four-color silkscreen print and toroidal design.
• The project began in 2012 and was a collaboration between the Diocese of Termoli-Larino, the Parish of Santa Maria Maggiore, and the Superintendency for Molise.
• The design was inspired by the 18th-century majolica tiles in the Caracciolo Chapel.
• Carlo Birrozzi, then superintendent, commissioned Lombardo for the project.
• The tile was produced by Ceramica Gatti 1928 S.n.c. of Faenza (Ravenna).
• The design derives from Lombardo's 2012 painting 'Stochastic Tiling – Uccelli (SAT 1996)'.
• The floor is part of Lombardo's series of stochastic floors, based on his eventualist theory and stochastic painting.
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