Formafantasma's 'Cambio' at Serpentine Sackler Examines Timber Industry
The Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London is currently hosting the 'Cambio' exhibition, which is its third design showcase ever. This time, it features the Italian duo Formafantasma, made up of Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin. The exhibition explores the journey of wood products, focusing on timber from Val di Fiemme, where a devastating storm in 2018 took down over 13 million trees. As guests enter, they're greeted by a cross-section of an oak trunk from Hertfordshire, dating back to 1858. The design is concentric, with films in the inner rooms and historical wood samples alongside contemporary works in the outer areas. The catalog, published by Walter Koenig, includes contributions from several notable writers. It will be open until May 17, 2020.
Key facts
- Formafantasma's 'Cambio' is the third design exhibition at Serpentine Sackler Gallery, after Konstantin Grcic (2009) and Martino Gamper (2014).
- The show uses only wood from Val di Fiemme, where a 2018 storm felled over 13 million trees.
- A sectioned oak trunk from Hertfordshire, dating to 1858, is displayed at the entrance.
- Two videos examine tree coring for dendroclimatology and the Val di Fiemme landscape.
- The exhibition is structured concentrically: films in inner rooms, objects in outer spaces.
- Catalog contributors include Hans Ulrich Obrist, Paola Antonelli, and Emanuele Coccia.
- The exhibition runs from March to May 17, 2020 at Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London.
- Formafantasma consists of Andrea Trimarchi (Bolzano, 1980) and Simone Farresin (Melo, 1983).
Entities
Artists
- Andrea Trimarchi
- Simone Farresin
- Formafantasma
- Konstantin Grcic
- Martino Gamper
Institutions
- Serpentine Sackler Gallery
- Serpentine Galleries
- Walter Koenig
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Hertfordshire
- Sussex
- Val di Fiemme
- Bolzano
- Melo
- Kensington Gardens