Michele Guido's 'bostrico project' at Settantaventidue in Milan

Michele Guido (born 1976 in Aradeo, Lecce) presents 'bostrico project' at Settantaventidue in Milan, an exhibition addressing biodiversity loss through the devastation caused by the typographer bark beetle. Guido's work stems from his long-term study of the Ceiba Speciosa tree, first encountered in 2007 at Palermo's Orto Botanico, and later observed in Mexico during a 2017 trip. He draws parallels between the tree's spines—sacred in Maya cosmology—and the circular pyramid of La Iguana at the Guachimontones site near Guadalajara. His practice, rooted in morphogenesis and Fibonacci sequences, explores how natural forms inspire architecture. The exhibition features graphite frottages taken from six beech trees at Parco del Valentino in Turin, recording bark lacerations and insect traces. A serigraphed glass plate shows the tree's saw-cut section, omitting its growth rings. Guido, who studied at Brera and was a resident at Hidetoshi Nagasawa's studio, has developed architectural extrusions since 2012. The show runs at Settantaventidue in Milan.