Andrea Santarlasci
Born in Pisa, 1964 and lives in Pisa, Italy
After graduating from Liceo Artistico Statale in Lucca, he attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venezia and in Carrara. Between the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, Santarlasci has developed a form of artistic expression characterized by the coexistence of different techniques: drawing, photography, sculpture, and installation. Starting from such topics as the relation and opposition between the natural and the artificial, private space and external environment, individual reflection and collective dimension, over time the artist has made installations in industrial archeology areas, historical locations, and public spaces, opting for natural contexts or urban locations that are quite far from traditional and conventional exhibition spaces. Many of Santarlasci’s enviroment installations can be enjoyed both from the inside and from the outside, as they put the different elements of the artwork in relations with the space-place.