Circle is a Spatial Work by Fausto Ferrara, conceived in Berlin as a private gallery for an international client.
The Work adopts circular geometry not as an autonomous image or symbol, but as a principle capable of establishing a precise relationship between body, movement, void, light and time. A continuous perimeter surrounds and protects a central space open to the sky, transforming the gallery into an experience structured through circumambulation.
The visitor does not simply move through a sequence of rooms, but is led around a centre. The central void becomes the measure of the entire architecture, while the circular path continuously alters distance, orientation, light and the perception of the artworks.
Circle therefore does not originate from the desire to produce an iconic form. Its geometry acquires necessity through bodily movement and its relationship with the sky. The circle is not represented: it is inhabited.
Conceived as a private gallery in Berlin, Circle demonstrates Ferrara’s ability to operate within the field of international cultural commissions, transforming an exhibition programme into a Work in which architecture and art are no longer separated into container and content.
The project belongs to Ferrara’s research into Necessary Form: form does not precede experience, but emerges from the relationship between movement, central void, light and measure.
Client: Fondazione Klatten
