“Basane”, 2018. Whole skin of sheepskin, gold leaf, wooden support, 130 x 95 cm.
Basane is a piece of tanned leather, a natural material that keeps the memory of the different stages of its transformation. Here the leather is deliberately marked, hammered on the ground, sewn, used to transport earth, worn again, then some of the marks are then raised with gold leaf, using the embossing and illumination techniques of the leather.