Inclus dans:

• Fonds: Fonds Alessandro Poli, 1963-1996
•    Série(s): Architectural and design projects, 1963-1996
•      Projet: Zeno, una cultura autosufficiente [Zeno, a self-sufficient culture] (1972-1980), 1972-1980

Personnes et institutions:

• Alessandro Poli (archive creator)
• Alessandro Poli (architect)

Titre:

Zeno, una cultura autosufficiente [Zeno, a self-sufficient culture] (1972-1980)

Date:

1972-1980

Niveau de description archivistique:
Project

Collation:

• Approximately 57 artefacts
  38 drawings
  2 photographs
  1 artist book
  1 publication

Présentation du contenu:
Project series documents Poli's research and design work on his major project about a peasant farmer named Zeno from Riparbella. This project, entitled "Zeno, una cultura autosufficiente," was presented at the 1978 Venice Biennale with Superstudio as "La Coscienza di Zeno (Zeno's consciousness)". The project also appears to have some overlap with another research project in which Poli and other members of Superstudio were involved: Culture materiale extraurbane. This involved research and the development of a course in the architecture programme at the University of Florence on research into traditional tools and other aspects of rural material culture. The research work on rural culture was published in the magazine Modo (no.7) in March 1978. The Zeno project reflects a major project in Poli's output, with work beginning on it in 1972 and into 1980.
There are numerous narratives at work in this project. There is the narrative of Zeno's relationship to the small house built by his grandfather and in which he was born, and has always lived. Alongside this, is Poli's interest in Zeno's relationship to his tools, his clothes, all the material elements of his life in the only house he has ever known. The fictional narrative that Poli weaves into this project involves an imagined encounter between Zeno and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Poli's fascination with Zeno's material culture extends into a comparison of these two men and their physical interactions with their worlds: both self-sufficient capsules of a kind.
Material in this project includes a large number of drawings and collages depicting different domestic and working spaces and tools in Zeno's life. A number of these drawings feature artefacts, such as cloth pillowcases, metal pieces, and a rope. In addition, the project series includes a number of physical artefacts, such as tools and even Zeno's door. A notable element in this series is an artist book by Poli which features a catalogue or register of elements in Zeno's life, detailing everything about his spaces, his working days, and even the food he eats.

Numéro de référence:

AP148.S1.1972.PR01

Contient:

• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.001, Collage and drawing with a small photograph of Zeno, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1969-1970
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.002, Drawing of Zeno's tools, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1969-1970
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.003, Collage and text on Cultura Materiale valore d'uso (material culture, use value), Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1972
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.004, Collaged research notes on the site of Zeno's home and shed, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1972
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.005.1, Project description, notes and drawings, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.005.2, Project description, notes and drawings, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.006, Artist book, I Conti di Zeno, featuring a catalogue (registrare) of Zeno's belongings, home and life, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1972-1974
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.007, Drawing of a hook, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1972-1973
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.008, Cultura materiale (material culture) presentation panel and course outline, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1973-1978
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.009, Publication, Materiali, featuring an extensive article by Alessandro Poli on material culture and Zeno, his home and his tools, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1979
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.010, Collages, photographs, and drawings comparing the homes, tools, and clothes of Zeno and Buzz Aldrin, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980?
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.011, Photograph of Zeno Fiaschi in his kitchen, with annotations, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.012, Collage drawing, Avvicinamento dei planeti - Zeno incontra Aldrin a Riparbella (Approaching the planets - Zeno meets Aldrin in Riparbella), Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.013, Self-sufficient hut: Site drawings of Zeno's house, shed, and surrounding area, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1976
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.014, Drawings of Zeno's bedroom, with cloth pillowcases, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1975-1976
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.015, Drawing of Zeno's bedroom, with wall hanging, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1972
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.016, Drawing and photograph of a glass bottle tool, with metal wiring, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.017, Collage drawings of Zeno's tools, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1974-1976
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.018, Collage drawing of Zeno's door, with metal fragment, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1975-1976
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.019, Collage drawing of a filtering tool, with cloth, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.020, Collage drawing of a hook tool, with cloth rope, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, 1976-1978
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.021, Hooks, nails, and other tools from Zeno's material culture, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.022, Wood and metal hook tool, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.023, Chain and hool tool, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.024, Filtering tool, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.025, Candelabro imbuto (funnel candlestick), Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.026, Stand for dishes and cutlery, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.027, Hook tool, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.028, Scatola-forbici (Scissor box with sharpening stone), Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.029, Contenitore per liquidi (Container for liquids), Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.030, Contenitore (Container with bamboo cane and 2 glass bottles), Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.031, Tool for collecting grapes, tomatoes, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.032, Zeno's door, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980
• AP148.S1.1972.PR01.033, Collage of Zeno's suit, Zeno, a self-sufficient culture, ca. 1972-1980