Edoardo Tresoldi on Ruins, Nature, and His New Installation Simbiosi

Edoardo Tresoldi discusses his installation 'Simbiosi' at Arte Sella, Italy, where he constructs a ruin using local stone and his signature wire mesh. He explains his fascination with ruins as monuments to human fragility, contrasting them with monumental early 20th-century architecture. Tresoldi describes how the wire mesh acts as a rational container that defines the form, while the stones—many excavated from the site—anchor the work to the landscape. He views the mesh as his pencil, no longer a material of absence but a structural element. The artist also reflects on his shift from figurative to abstract work, his roots in street art, and his interest in allowing nature to complete the piece over time. He presents a limited-edition artbook (300 copies) documenting the construction process, shot with an analog Russian panoramic camera. Tresoldi emphasizes his desire to let the landscape enter the work materially and conceptually, and he looks forward to how plants and weather will further shape 'Simbiosi'.