Caret Studio

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Matteo Chelazzi b. Florence, Italy, lives and works in Florence, Italy; Federico Cheloni b. Barga, Italy, lives and works in Florence, Italy; Giulio Margheri b. Fiesole, Italy, lives and works in Rotterdam, Netherlands

StoDistante, a temporary solution for a conscious post-pandemic use of public space, May, 2020; Vicchio, Florence, Italy

Caret Studio offers a grid of squares, to be painted with temporary paint on piazzas and other open spaces, as a guide to locate ourselves, as Italy, and eventually other places, reopen and are re-inhabited. Sto distante translates as “I am far away.” The 1.8 meter grid in a gradient that intensifies toward its center, indicates safe passage across the space as well as locations for gatherings. The pattern is reminiscent of the tiled and mosaic streets of Portugal.

Photographs by Francesco Noferini, Courtesy of Caret Studio