Edoardo Tresoldi has combined sound, projections, landscaping and fabric with his signature wire-mesh sculptures for Gharfa, a large site-specific pavilion in Riyadh.

Gharfa is the first project completed by his interdisciplinary lab Studio Studio Studio, in collaboration with artist Alberonero, musician Max Magaldi and garden designer Matteo Foschi of Odd Garden.
Conceived as a theatrical experience, the structure stands 26 metres at its highest point, and is the largest of Tresoldi's ghostly wire-mesh sculptures to date.

Within Gharfa's volumetric, cuboidal arrangement, free-standing cylindrical columns mimic an arcade.
The main entrance is formed by a geometric cut-out with a triangular top, designed as a simplified version of traditional Arabian doorways.
The wire-mesh is partially filled with cork to reflect Diriyah's local mud-brick architecture. Like in his five-metre-tall sculpture Simbiosi, which Tresoldi filled with rocks, the material filling highlights the installation's presence within the landscape.
"The use of the cork expresses a contemporary interpretation of the local ruins," said Studio Studio Studio. "The medium's scenic characteristic is not hidden, but proudly exhibited within a general theatrical approach."

Other aspects of the installation also nod to Riyadh's history and architectural culture. Tresoldi has laid carpet ? commonly used as a floor covering in Arabian culture ? in one area of the installation beneath a digitally...