This large-scale paper and cardboard landscape evokes the hillside village of San Fele, birthplace of the artist’s grandfather. Constructed entirely from layered torn materials, the work captures the texture and spirit of an early 20th-century Italian town, where clustered homes and red-tiled roofs rise organically from the surrounding terrain. Weathered surfaces, shifting planes of color, and distant mountains create a sense of atmosphere and memory, while small details — sheep along a winding road and a sign pointing toward Rome — ground the scene in both place and personal history. More than a literal landscape, the piece becomes a meditation on heritage, migration, and the enduring pull of home.
This large-scale paper and cardboard landscape evokes the hillside village of San Fele, birthplace of the artist’s grandfather. Constructed entirely from layered torn materials, the work captures the texture and spirit of an early 20th-century Italian town, where clustered homes and red-tiled roofs rise organically from the surrounding terrain. Weathered surfaces, shifting planes of color, and distant mountains create a sense of atmosphere and memory, while small details — sheep along a winding road and a sign pointing toward Rome — ground the scene in both place and personal history. More than a literal landscape, the piece becomes a meditation on heritage, migration, and the enduring pull of home.