In BASE’s Ground Hall, a suspended atmosphere of well-being welcomes visitors. Long rugs and sports mats cover the floor, inviting us to slow down during Fuorisalone 2025.
Milan hosts a multitude of events. Every week becomes a “week” – Arch Week, Design Week, Piano City, Book City, Green Week, Fashion Week, just to name a few.
Milan is a privatized city where empty spaces are closed off behind gates. For those who don’t live in the city, for the “non-locals,” it’s hard to find a place to be. These weeks, these many “weeks,” are the moments when the city reveals itself, finally showing its hidden places and true identity. Arch Week, and even more so Design Week, represent the peak of this unveiling, where courtyards open up, gardens are revealed, and squares fill with crowds. These are the moments when people make the city.
“Another Week” aims to participate in these moments of sharing with the intention of creating new spatialities for a fresh form of conviviality within the Ground Hall of BASE.
Inside, a dimension of suspension and well-being unfolds. Long PVC rugs will be layered on the floor and then unrolled like endless carpets, almost waiting for some kind of ritual. Six strips of infinite light blue mats recreate the lanes of a swimming pool – a space many of us have spent time in. Two circular PVC shapes become another playful element with multiple meanings: placed on the floor, “on the water,” they resemble reflections of light, while when hung from the ceiling, they transform into the sun illuminating the room.
The result is a changeable environment, a place that takes on different forms thanks to the movements of the visitors who pass through it, a space adaptable to any activity. “Another Week” seeks to offer the same freedom with a space characterized by softness and flexibility, inviting anyone who enters to lean in.
“Another Week” is an installation designed to create new spatialities for a renewed conviviality of space.
BIO
At the intersection of architecture, installations, and event design, Matilde Cassani’s research focuses on the spatial implications of cultural pluralism. Her works have been exhibited in numerous prestigious international institutions and events, including Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York (2011); three editions of the Venice Architecture Biennale (2012, 2014, 2018); Victoria and Albert Museum (2015); Oslo Triennale (2016); Chicago Architecture Biennale (2017); Manifesta 12 (2018); Triennale di Milano (2019), and are part of various museum collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, MAXXI, and the Franz Hals Museum in Haarlem.
Martina Rota (Bergamo, 1995) is an artist active in the field of visual and performative arts. She is a co-founder of MASSIMO, an independent contemporary art space, founded in 2019 along with Giulia Parolin and Stefano Galeotti. In addition to her work as an artist, Martina works as a movement director and performer, with recent collaborations including Puppies Puppies, MASBEDO, Isabelle Wenzel, Boris Chatmartz, and Cristina Caprioli.
Her artistic research explores – through a strong interdisciplinary approach – the urgencies, desires, and traumas of the body in both a collective and personal dimension. Martina sees her work as an opportunity to create kinships with space, raise questions, and reflect on shared experiences.
Her education began at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, where she earned a degree in the visual arts department.
At the same time, she continued her studies between Italy and Europe. In 2017, she studied at the SNDO School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam. In 2018, she joined DA.RE, a program for the professional development of contemporary dancers, directed by Adriana Borriello in Rome. From 2019 to 2021, she was part of the research project “Incubatore per futuri coreografi C.I.M.D.,” directed by Franca Ferrari.
CREDITS
With All My Strength
by Martina Rota
Performers: Massimo Palmieri Bormolini, Massimiliano Palmese, Arold Triberti
Creation assistant: Filippo Pizzocrì
Filmmakers: Beatrice Perego, Umberto Guidi
Set Designer: Carolina Papetti
Editorial and cultural consultant: Alessia Prati
Photography: Carolina Amoretti
With curatorial support from: Gabriele Tosi, Sofia Baldi Pighi
With the support of: BASE Milano, PERFORMATORIO, MIC Winner of the Nuovo Grand Tour ed 2025 grant
With support from: Lab121
Performing Architecture is a project born from the collaboration between BASE Milano and DOPO? and is among the winning projects of the Festival Architettura, promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture to support, promote, and enhance contemporary Italian architecture.
Performing Architecture is supported by Festival Architettura – Edition 3, promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.
