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Giuseppe Penone 









      WALNUT TABLE
      2024  |  Tutrakan, Bulgaria

      self-initiated
      design, production, photography
             


        Reading the Surface as a Layered Historical Map
        Usually, the material for a single panel comes from the same forest massif, chosen for its consistent characteristics. The boards are then carefully selected and arranged according to their strenght, growth patterns, and aestetic qualities. Each mark on the wood reveals part of the tree’s history, so the entire panel begins to resemble a historical map, which narrates the story of the forest.