“GAPscape - STATE OF ART - Italia” is an artistic project intended to represent present-day Italy, the “state of the art” of the country in terms of its contemporariness and of the excellences it expresses.
It is a holistic, cultural work that portrays this historical moment through the faces of Italian men and women who in their own, unique way will leave their mark in history.

In analogy with the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, the selection of the characters has followed the criteria of distinction, identifying them on the basis of their indisputable professional qualities, thus offering the viewer a picture of present-times as outlined by the traits of those who have succeeded in giving their best, confirming the power of mankind, the greatness of the Country. The choice of the faces is a story in itself, the personal and poetic journey of the artist who in turn offers the visitor her vision of the times.

The works of art are quasi-independent installations made up of two pieces: a portrait on plexiglas and a photograph of that same portrait taken in a city relevant for the protagonist.
The paintings are realized by applying pure pigments mixed with an acrylic paste to the transparent plexiglas surface. By transforming her ideas and metaphors into forms and colours the artist exploits empty spaces (gaps) through which landscape can be observed in the background.
The title GAPscape is a play on words, a neologism summarizing the artistic concept and the technique used. The distinguished figures and beautiful landscapes of the Country metaphorically represent its body and soul.