Danila Narcisi

Handmade cotton paper, pigment, lava stones and brass wires. Diameter 120cm.

Alpha as origin, of course, but also as creation, ground, earth.
This large artwork was originally part of a set including both black and white elements.
In this case I added a black pigment to the pulp in order to allow the paper to blend visually with fragments of lava stones.
The rounded shape is reminiscent of its title, and the spiral of brass wires and lava stones is a symbol for energy, development, evolution.
From a technical point of view, the challenge consisted in mixing the right type of paper with the right type of stone. The latter needed to be light, almost like pumice.