Trama familiare. Racconto di un oggetto
by Noemi Civiero
portfolio special mention call 'URBANAUTICA INSTITUTE AWARDS 2020', 2020
Category: Memories and Traditions
"Trama familiare. Racconto di un oggetto" is the story of my family's cradle: it's the object that my great-great grandfather bought for his first born and since then it has been used by all the babies of the following generations. The cradle has acquired new handmade decorations during every generational transition like embroideries, bed sheets, veils and ribbons. In this way it has been transformed into a cultural artifact which shows the story of my family and of our tradition. To tell it, I decided to involve all my relatives who slept in the cradle: each relative has sent me an embroidery thread which I used to embroider the family tree, including all the relatives who slept there. This embroidery is now part of the cradle's trousseau, like a map preserving the memories of its story by tracing its past, showing its present and being left open to future interventions.