Innesti.

A few weeks ago I was walking through a forest in the Dolomites and there was so much wood on the ground. Past storms have knocked down a lot of trees and deforestation work has left many small pieces of wood on the soil. They are beautiful pieces of wood, with some particular curvature or with a very attractive and natural weathered finish.

So I asked myself if I could use those small pieces of wood in some way for my works. I would have liked to combine wood with ceramics but still, while I was thinking walking in the woods, I didn't know how I could do it.

Then I thought of the easiest way to join two things together: tie them together.

I thought about the grafting of fruit trees that farmers do and so the "Innesti" series was born.