Italy, 2003
Polychrome wool, Each example is unique, costumized. The design of the rugs in this series reproduces the performance of the New York Stock Exchange at a given instant, divided by sectors. Date and time are shown on the rug.
Caturegli and Formica approach a mysteric-scientific dimension of carpets, interpreting them as deep genetic diagrams or the memory of faraway superficial tracks (villages, or tires). Their carpets reflect on the permanence of decorative motifs within the diagrams that reveal the logic of nature, science and technology. The design of the Map Of The Market carpet series is based on the charting of the New York Stock Exchange in a given moment, subdivided by sectors. The date and time are indicated on the carpet.
W 395 X H 280 W 155.5 x H 110.2
