45°28′ N · 9°11′ E · 12:07
The sea carries
the story. Milan
shapes the vision.
An instrument only works at the latitude it was cut for. This one was cut for Milan.
- forma
- rete su timpano
- materia
- ottone · ferro e vetro
- simbolo
- divisione radiale del cielo
- luce
- zenitale, coperto
- processo
- disegno vettoriale
An astrolabe divides the sky into altitude circles crossed by lines of azimuth. So does the Galleria's vault, eight centuries later, for the same reason: there is no other way to divide a hemisphere so that a moving light can be read against it. Cross the line and the geometry continues.
Conceptual visualisation · La Rete →
Yafa is a visual research practice in Milan.
It studies how Mediterranean cultures have made themselves visible — in stone, metal, textile and light — and translates that research into photography, film and visual systems. Everything shown here was commissioned by nobody.