Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The 3D printed statue shown in the video was made as part of an international, cross-disciplinary project dedicated to marine conservation. After production, the metal statue was placed at the base of a cubic vortex carved out of Carrara marble. Pictures of the whole project can be found here: instagram.com/p/CfJFhRDsnz_
The ensemble embodies the anthropic responsibility for the ocean's fragile conditions: the human being is immersed in a cognitive and emotional vortex, being at the same time the root cause of problem and the solution to it. The artistic project—referred to as “Marea” (the Italian word for “Tide”)—was used for outreach at secondary schools together with a song that was specifically composed for this initiative using lyrics suggested by the children (youtube.com/watch?v=Ziz0Orz8_XI). It was exhibited at Festivalmar in 2022, in Milan, as part of the 30x30 Campaign for the promotion of marine protected areas in Italy (https://30x30.it/festivalmar/). The work 'Marea' is kept at the "Lanino" educational institute in Vercelli (IT).
Credits
Project ideation:
- Franco Pistono - Niccolò Cusano university, Rome
Marble sculpture:
- Alessandro Tardivo - designer in Odone Angelo srl, Vercelli
Metal sculpture:
- Matteo Seita - Department of Engineering at Cambridge university
- Jude Emil Pascua Fronda - School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
The song Marea:
Music and lyrics: Franco Pistono
Recording and mixing: Edoardo Nicodemo and Davide Castagnone
Video: Davide Medelin
Associated with the song, the artistic work is born.
The work Marea, exhibited at Festivalmar in 2022, in Milan, is today kept at the "Lanino" educational institute in Vercelli.
The 3D printed statue shown in the video was made as part of an international, cross-disciplinary project dedicated to marine conservation. After production, the metal statue was placed at the base of a cubic vortex carved out of Carrara marble. Pictures of the whole project can be found here: instagram.com/p/CfJFhRDsnz_
The ensemble embodies the anthropic responsibility for the ocean's fragile conditions: the human being is immersed in a cognitive and emotional vortex, being at the same time the root cause of problem and the solution to it. The artistic project—referred to as “Marea” (the Italian word for “Tide”)—was used for outreach at secondary schools together with a song that was specifically composed for this initiative using lyrics suggested by the children (youtube.com/watch?v=Ziz0Orz8_XI). It was exhibited at Festivalmar in 2022, in Milan, as part of the 30x30 Campaign for the promotion of marine protected areas in Italy (https://30x30.it/festivalmar/). The work 'Marea' is kept at the "Lanino" educational institute in Vercelli (IT).
Credits
Project ideation:
- Franco Pistono - Niccolò Cusano university, Rome
Marble sculpture:
- Alessandro Tardivo - designer in Odone Angelo srl, Vercelli
Metal sculpture:
- Matteo Seita - Department of Engineering at Cambridge university
- Jude Emil Pascua Fronda - School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
The song Marea:
Music and lyrics: Franco Pistono
Recording and mixing: Edoardo Nicodemo and Davide Castagnone
Video: Davide Medelin
Associated with the song, the artistic work is born.
The work Marea, exhibited at Festivalmar in 2022, in Milan, is today kept at the "Lanino" educational institute in Vercelli.
