KEPLER
by ANGELA ARDISSON / ARTPLAY FACTORY
Kepler is a light sculpture inspired by the homonymous NASA mission, a perfect sphere with a diameter of one meter. Assembled without welding, the corten steel and brass are held together by a system of friction fits and oxidized with the organic techniques that distinguish Angela Ardisson's work. A glass cylinder envelops a thin strip of light that crosses the spherical belly of the sculpture. The light bounces from one reflective side of the sculpture to another, creating a shimmering chromatic magma on the brass surfaces and filling the sphere.
Design and construction by Angela Ardisson, in collaboration with Vevila Galli Beckinsale, Martino Clerici (photo/video) Jenisha Pun Magar and Joseph Michael Caponnetto
Techincal Sponsors: Amper, ArtVetro, Mingardi & Ferrara, TAL
Active as an artist and designer since 1987, Angela Ardisson founded Artplayfactory in 2000 and began collaborating with a variety of international artists, exchanging experiences in the workshop and with project design. Always meticulous in her choice of materials, she has experimented with wood, paper, resin, fiberglass, and plastic polymers. However, the true protagonists have been metals since 1995, when she created her first pieces in iron and bronze.
Her specialty is the organic oxidation of metals, and infinite chromatic iterations distinguish her work like a signature, along with her love of light, even as shadows and reflections.
Artplayfactory creates lamps and light sculptures, monolithic metal furniture and cladding, and bespoke projects for clients across the globe.
Kepler HoperAperta 2020 project team:
Vevila Galli Beckinsale, daughter of two artists, obtained an art high school diploma at the Einaudi institute in Magenta and is now attending a Master in Art and Culture Innovation at the Umanitaria School in Milan. She devotes herself to photography with a continuous field testing and perspective de-construction approach. Classic and electronic music are the soundtrack of her improvised sets, which happen without tripod nor light.
Martino Clerici, born in 2005, studies at Giovanni XXIII Art School in Milan, with a surprising aptitude for photography and innate technical and aesthetic skills. He contributed to Artplayfactory’s 2020 catalogue and new website with some new products pictures. Martino is Z Generation talent.
Joseph Michael Caponnetto is the son of a Milanese architect and an Italian-american painter. He graduated in 2016 from the “Giuseppe Parini” Classical Lyceum in Milan. Subsequently, in 2020 he obtained his bachelor degree in Philosophy from the State University of Milan and then joins Artplayfactory as an intern for its Communications and Media Team.
Jenisha Pun Magar was born in Nepal and graduated in Interior Design from the Kantipur International College. She is currently finishing her Master’s Degree from the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan and she is also participating as an intern in Artplayfactory’s projects.
Technical sponsors of the Kepler project
T.A.L. Snc. Since 1999, T.A.l. snc has been offering high precision milling and turning services, with a particular interest for tolerance alignment and surface finishes. T.A.L. snc usually works with valves, fittings, instrumentation, lighting and food storage equipment. Some of their clients are leaders in their respective fields like Parker, S2Tech, Rossini group and many others.
Mingardi & Ferrara Srl. Founded in 1955 by Mr. Mingardi and Mr. Ferrara, the production plant has now reached an area of 2000 square meters. The workers are constantly trained in order to be able to execute the finest works like nichel, chrome, gold, brass, bronze and gunmetal plating, both frosted or polished, on furniture elements and cars.
Amper Srl. Amper srl was founded in 1969 in Milan and has since worked together with some of the most important lighting brands (like Artemide, Fontana Arte, Cini & Nils and others) creating specific products from metal sheets of any type. Their best attribute is the relationship they are able to create with customers which leads them to finding the best construction solutions and then transforming them, firstly, in functional samples and, finally, in a complete production line.
Artvetro srl was born as a family artisanal enterprise in 1984. Ever since its foundation it has always worked in the lighting sector, providing some of the most important companies in the field (iGuzzini, Flos, Artemide, Viabizzuno and others) with tempered plate glass and borosilicate tubes. Encompassing both artisanal techniques and modern machineries, the company is able to produce and supply a great range of glass products, in order to satisfy the ever-changing needs of the lighting industry.
