Surrealism made a resurgence in Milan this year, perhaps articulated nowhere more strongly than in the former Pasino greenhouses, once filled with white orchards, where a series of 3D-printed sculptures by Marcin Rusak entitled Ghost Orchid threaded their way skywards beneath a dilapidated form.
According to Marcin Rusak Studio, these sculptures were inspired by the process of flower breeding and analyse the choices and limitations in the act of creation: “These biomaterial sculptures are not only objects but also provocations, forcing us to reflect on our role as creators, guardians, and collectors. Should I keep it or allow it to decompose? What determines which items are worth protecting and which should be let go of? Like the degraded space surrounding them, these works are designed to be gradually decomposed, undermining the instinct to maintain what is to be transformed by nature.”
Moooi partnered with artist Ada Sokół, whose works are an ultra-sensory experience, based on oneiric scenery resembling visions of the far future. The 3D artist and designer pushes Moooi’s imaginative Extinct Animals range of finishes into a new realm — exploring how Blooming Seadragon, Indigo Macaque, and the recently discovered Reiki Rhea could come alive. Ada doesn’t like being restricted to reality and plays with the infinite possibilities of digital surrealism, allowing the extinct animals to flourish.
