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“Nature-carpets” in Gilardi’s 1967 exhibition at Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, Paris. Photo courtesy the artist.
Near right, Gilberto Zorio lying on Stones-bed, polyurethane foam, 78 3/4 by 39 1/4 by 11 3/4 inches; in Gilardi’s Turin studio, 1967. Photo courtesy the artist.
Fire Mountain, 2008, 39¼ by 39¼ by 9¾ inches
Bamboo Forest, 2004, 70¾ by 106¼ by 11¾ inches
Undergrowth, 1967, 35½ by 52 by 9¾ inches. Undergrowth courtesy Galerie Semiose, Paris.
Corn, 1966, 59 by 55 by 11¾ inches
Igloo, 1964 (foreground); Mare con Gabbiano, 1967 (left wall); Anguire, 1967 (back wall); and Nature Dress of Birches, 1967 (right).
View of the installation “Stream in the Snow,” 2006, polyurethane foam and Plexiglas cases, 10 parts, each 39 1/4 inches in diameter.
Tronco Sonoro, 2000, interactive sound installation, polyurethane foam and audio equipment.
Gilardi’s friends in his studio with Mountain, 1967, polyurethane foam, approx. 10 by 26 by 10 feet overall. Photo courtesy the artist.
View of Lara Almarcegui’s earthwork Scavo, 2009, 15 feet deep and 250 square feet overall. Courtesy PAV, Turin.
View of Parco Arte Vivente (PAV), showing (left) Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s earthwork Trèfle, 2006, and (right) the Bioma building.
Gilardi’s “Bioma” series, 2008. Odor Essences. Courtesy PAV
Gilardi’s “Bioma” series, 2008.
Gilardi’s “Bioma” series, 2008. Vegetal Mutation. Courtesy PAV