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Officine Adda, The Seasons of the East

During the Rome Art Week, Officine Adda presents a collection of panels inspired by Japanese tradition, dedicated to the months of the year and the four seasons.

Each panel captures a fragment of nature through the meeting of a plant and a small bird or insect—delicate presences that define its character and atmosphere. The works are printed and then retouched by hand, enriched with a refined application of gold metal leaf, meticulously crafted by hand.

In the ancient Japanese calendar, each month has an evocative name, capable of conveying an image, a gesture, or a suggestion connected to the rhythm of nature and everyday life. Mutsuki is the month of harmony; Minazuki, the month without water, because all the water is gathered in the rice fields; while Shiwasu is the month when even the masters hurry, busy with preparations for the end of the year.

These inspirations have given rise to a series of panels dedicated to the twelve months, in which every element becomes part of a visual narrative: the rising sun in January, rapeseed flowers in February, a duck resting on a rock in November, and a snow-covered plum tree in December. These essential images reveal nature through details, colours, and golden reflections.

In the panels dedicated to the seasons, characteristic plants and flowers intertwine in compositions animated by a broader, more fluid movement. It is like a gentle breath passing across the surface, bringing the vegetation to life and continuing without ever coming to a stop, evoking the constant transformation of the landscape.

Through the delicacy of the lines, the preciousness of the metal leaf, and the care devoted to each handcrafted detail, Officine Adda pays tribute to Japanese aesthetic sensibility and its ability to capture beauty in the passage of time, in the smallest details, and in the quiet harmony of nature.