2008

Dalmine
and other industry extract-arrangements

Works

Dalmine was still almost a village when the company was founded. There were fewer than 3,000 inhabitants living there at the turn of the century, but the location was good. The Bergamo province is a rich area in Lombardy not far from Milan. On the city coat of arms, an oak branch is connected to a bay leaf twig to form a slender wreath.

The three-part field shows a tower, a lily and a goat. Above them hovers a crown, which is formed from a town wall with five fortified towers. Today, more that 20,000 people live in Dalmine – a population boom to which the industry has contributed immensely. The company, which has the same name as the town, specialised in scaffolding early on – a functional technique in the spirit of the modern age, but which is also of importance for the preservation and renovation of the traditional, rich architecture of Northern Italy. Dalmine’s technique supports the buildings that were designed by futurism, brutalism and functionalism, and it supports and preserves the restoration and renovation of works on buildings that date from the early Middle Ages. Meanwhile, however, Dalmine has expanded the scope of its operations; in the mountains of Lombardy, the heritage of the Industrial age is bought, refurbished, changed and newly structured.

Mill 1, 2008
(incremented model houses, based on found model)
Original plastic model, milled dual-layer Plexiglas, stands
90 x 107 x 30 cm

Valves, 2008
(documentation of worn out machine parts; valves)
Vitrine, found book, laser cut stainless steel, embroidered shirt
10 x 145 x 45 cm / 31 x 41 x 15 cm

Ein Blick in die Halle mit der Anlage zur Chlor-Alkali-Elektrolyse im Jahre 1913
Indian Ink, gouche, marker pen and white pencil on paper
47 x 62 cm

Die Landwirtschaftliche Versuchstation Limburghof 1914-1964 / BASF 1865-1965: Im Reiche der Chemie – 100 Jahre BASF, 2008
Vitrine, found books, card
10 x 145 x 45 cm

Bambini, 2008
(recreational programme for children of factory employees of Dalmine)
Machine embroidery, shadow frame
35,5 x 27 cm

Dalmine (and other industry extract-arrangements)
Installation overview

Overview

Mildew, 2008
(type of anagram of ‘Dalmine’ in branch of Balsamo family of fonts)
Laser cut stainless steel lettering
10 x 61 x 1,5 cm

Dalmine-1906-1956 / Mildew, 2008
Vitrine, found book (50-year anniversary publication), separate pages, laser cut stainless steel lettering
10 x 145 x 45 cm / 10 x 61 x 1,5 cm

Mill 2, 2008
(incremented model houses parts, based on found model)
Original plastic model, milled dual-layer Plexiglas, stands
70 x 107 x 21 cm

N.L.13) – Tribune per Teatro all’Aperto – Castello Sfprzesco – Milano, 2008
Indian ink, gouche and white pencil on paper
63 x 83 cm

N.L 20) – Pensilinia Mostran del Metano – Piacenza, 2008
Indian ink, gouche and white pencil on paper
63 x 83 cm