Toward the Ultramarine (Verso oltremare), 1984

[…] In the series Toward the Ultramarine, some triangular stone slabs measuring more than three metres tall rest on the ground, held in place by a knot, with their top end pointing towards a rectangle of ultramarine blue painted on the wall, almost touching it.

I used this color as a material, as a strip of land, as a compass, rather than as a color in the strict sense of the word. In ancient times, the color ultramarine was brought to Europe from afar, from beyond the sea as a matter of fact... and it is for this reason that it got its name. It is a spatial indication of a place that lies around us in all directions. On Earth, in fact, whichever direction you choose to go, sooner or later there will always be an ultramarine, an overseas.