THE VIDEO BY OTTOBIT PRESENTS URANIA, A MARBLE CHAIR BY PIETRO FRANCESCHINI CARVED FROM A SINGLE BLOCK OF BRECCIA DI CAPRAIA.
SET IN A QUIET, OTHERWORLDLY SCENE, THE CHAIR DRIFTS THROUGH A SPACE WHERE MATTER AND ATMOSPHERE MERGE. THE NATURAL VEINING OF THE MARBLE BECOMES A VISUAL LANGUAGE OF ITS OWN—ECHOING DISTANT LANDSCAPES, FRAGMENTS OF LIGHT, AND A SENSE OF VASTNESS.
OTTOBIT TRANSLATES THE MATERIAL INTO A SUSPENDED ENVIRONMENT THAT FEELS BOTH INTIMATE AND INFINITE. THE PIECE REMAINS GROUNDED IN ITS WEIGHT, YET APPEARS ALMOST UNTETHERED, BALANCING PRESENCE WITH A SUBTLE SENSE OF SOLITUDE.