01/09/2026
GRAVITY MATTERS is a workshop led by Ambra Fabi, Giovanni Piovene and Jean-Benoît Vétillard (ENSA Paris-Est) as part of WAVe 2026 at IUAV.
The workshop reflects on gravity, the force that, more than any other, governs our relationship to the world, to objects, and to one another.
1: GRAVITY Each group produces three models of the same assigned building with different materials (paper, wood, plaster) and different weights (100g, 500g, 1kg). The match between material and weight determines the models’ scale.
2: BALANCE Students rethink the building as a lightweight and dynamic structure capable of interacting with air, wind, and movement.
3: FLIGHT Students test the objects under real conditions, produce a graphic and photographic archive, and construct a collective exhibition.
Collaborators: Diego Perini, Federico Vascotto. WAVe Scientific Coordinators: Michel Carlana, Simone Gobbo
Thanks to:
Students: Giulia Andriollo, Stella Anesi, Melissa Baroni, Chiara Bertoli, Edoardo Boato, Maria Boiko, Eleonora Bosa, Lucia Brassini, Giulia Bruno, Giacomo Cavarzan, Maria Cettolo, Pietro Contin, Alessandro Cristofari, Antonia vittoria Dal Vera, Federica Davanzo, Enrico De Bettin, Antonino De Luca, Andrii Dudiak, Tommaso Franceschi, Margherita Gallo, Sebastiano Gambillara, Edoardo Giacomelli, Gianluca Giacon, Giulio Gregoriani, Sara Holler, Sofia Ingenito, Sofia Lanzarin, Luca Lievore, Arturo Longheu, Sebastiano Maceria, Paolo Maschio, Alessandro Mattivi, Giovanni Merlo, Matilde Narduzzo, Francesca Pegoraro, Gabriela Penati Ferreira, Gloria Povegliano, Anna Prizzon, Martina Righini, Gianluca Rinaldin, Giovanni Gabriel Rodaro, Daria Rompato, Niccolò Sala, Gregorio Sandonà, Samuele Santolin, Emma Semino, Emma Siciliotto, Beatrice Simeoni, Aurora Speziali, Raul Nicolae Sucaciu, Gioia Todesco, Gabriele Tollardo, Aurora Tomic, Jacopo Marco Torresin, Nicolo Tulkens, Miriam Urso Miano, Inger van der Kemp, Elisa Verrastro, Elisa Zanchetta, Mattia Zocco.
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