DOMESTIC PERIMETERS
2018
Domestic Perimeters is a project developed during Ilaria's Residency at Palazzo Monti (Brescia).
During the period of residence, Ilaria was inspired by the urban, architectural and social texture of the city of Brescia to develop a project that, along with interior design, hybridizes sound design, photography and graphics.Ilaria created Domestic Perimeters, a collection of limited-edition room dividers that reflect the dimensions of Palazzo Monti.
Questioning if the structural barriers can be transformed into spaces for domestic reflection, in Ilaria's dividers the industrial profiles, usually used to produce gates, are expropriated from their function as an impassable limit and rethought in the domestic environment as flexible portals.
The screen is the domestic object that most represents the division: a line of clean separation, a partition between two worlds that must not meet. In an historical moment in which boundaries and barriers seem to strengthen, these perimeters want to cut out a dimension of intimacy that is not isolating, but mobile and communicating.
More than a boundary line, a line of encounter. Like the ancient screens, Ilaria Bianchi’s ones portray palace scenes: the metal of the gates is mitigated by glimpses, almost intuitions, of the palace’s frescoes representing scenes of past conviviality. And so, the screens are placed in Palazzo Monti, a microcosm that lives on arrivals and feeds on differences, experience and provenance.
The screens were crafted from wrought iron by the Zoldan family historical metal workshop in Brescia, featuring fabrics printed by the AllOver textile studio and sewn by Debo, a Nigerian tailor who established his business in Brescia seven years ago. This collaboration between new and old generations weaves together not only the creation of objects but also the connection of a local community rooted in the region.
From light walls the Domestic Perimeters become portals which separate two worlds but offer a passage full of synergies. An agile home barrier to break down mental barriers.
As visitors pass through the portals, they will encounter a synchronized sound design installation that not only creates a visible boundary to cross but also introduces a musical threshold. When moving through specific areas of the space, their presence will trigger impulses that activate various audio tracks, changing the soundscape with each passage. These tracks feature a curated compilation of speeches by philosophers, authors, and researchers, all reflecting on the theme of "limits."
Ph_ Nikola Lorenzin
