Untitled_Survey of a Domestic Space emerged during the pandemic’s isolation period, a time when the concept of “habitation” became more of a response to events than a personal choice. The project originated from the impossibility of accessing materials for my artistic practice. The studio, initially designed as a workspace, transformed into both the subject and the material of the artwork.

The gaze shifted from the studio-atelier to the apartment it belonged to. During the lockdown, I created drawings, some of which were made during that time. The practice of re-drawing spaces took on a dual and opposing significance. On the one hand, the bird’s-eye perspective in the drawings symbolized a desire for escape, expressed through the view from the outside. On the other hand, to complete the drawings, I had to remain inside the apartment, measuring and representing it. This act of measurement resulted in an additional confinement.

Representing spaces, recognizing, and naming them became an act of interpreting the lived experience. The concept of “habiting”—habiting the zone, as proposed by Lyotard in the 1990s—linked habitation to cohabitation, hospitality, cultural encounters, and otherness in a society in constant flux. However, the recent spotlight on the private sphere, particularly the space of privacy, made performative by endless Skype calls and remote work, has prompted me to redefine the space of hospitality where one meets the “other” using my linguistic tools. Instead, I now define the existential domestic space as a necessary space for oneself. The home is the place where existential trajectories intersect.


Observing the domestic space with meticulous attention has become a constant practice of construction and design over the past few months. By taking responsibility for the place I live, I’ve developed a daily habit of drawing the domestic space and its furnishings. This act of care extends beyond the physical space; it encompasses the self, as each person develops and negotiates relationships within and outside the home.

The artist’s book, titled “Untitled: Survey of a Domestic Space,” is a reflection of this practice. It features a floor plan of the apartment described in the book, shaped like a key. The work serves as a notebook of notes on space and the concept of residence. The 3D graphic reconstructions of the environments are interspersed with fragments from Manuel de l’habitation, a collection of essays by the French architect Le Corbusier. These fragments, originally published in the journal L’Esprit Nouveau, explore Corbusier’s theories on new languages and forms in modern architecture.

Project exhibited in:

Senza titolo, rilevazione di uno spazio domestico, Italian Cultural Institute, Berlin, 2022
Collezione (in) Particolare, curated by Alberto Zanchetta, MAC Contemporary Art Museum, Lissone, 2021