Carolina and Mario created a work especially for Requiem for an Entourage in order to focus on the themes of memory and space to explore how these correlate. This resulted in a series of work entitled Urne Mnemoniche, which directly translates to MNEMONIC URNS. Urne Mnemoniche aims to celebrate memories, granting them the space they deserve in everyday life; the work is the perfect combination of what is the contrast and union of the two artists - who in their individual works have always aimed to develop upon  the themes of nature and technology.           

The project, designed by Carolina and Mario, follows runs directly

towards their personal lives, finding a union with two main elements:

wood and hard drives that contain the memories of the

past, also those that are ready to contain those of the future,

just as the tree has its roots in the ground and is ready to develop

branches in the sky.

Mnemonic Urns reflects the theme of alienation because the work

is an investigation of how thought and memory become detached

from reality resulting in the inability to bring them together.         

"Looking at memories from the outside is the worst kind of alienation.

Biological memories are felt, digital memories are looked at;

there is a gap between the two. What happens is that we are

no longer able to distinguish between the two.

In the age of technology, the world of ideas finds its materiality

in screens, through which we deliver our memories,

to be reproduced.

We are space and receive within us our thoughts that become memories. In contemporary society we are increasingly led to experience virtual spaces by entrusting them with the custody of our memories. With our work we are trying to give that space a physical place in which to exist."  

The artists said they feel alienated every day from something, which can be people, places, work and social media. The feeling of alienation is not something alarming for the artists but rather they are complacent, this perception that makes them burn from within but also scared, and they recognize how there is no escaping this impression - which lives inherently in our society. Within a society somewhere between the madness of Milan and the calm of Lake Como, the two spend many evenings in the company of cigarettes and beer, comparing and discussing what their ideas are: "The work is the expression of this communication and collaboration between us" say Mario and Carolina.  

                                                                                                               The artists have created a work that has combined                                                                                                                 two main elements even though they could be                                                                                                                         considered opposites: nature and technology.

                                                                                                               The two describe this absolute union as a                                                                                                                                 consequence of their process "Carolina works with                                                                                                                 the moving image and tries to figure out how to                                                                                                                       communicate with technology; she looks at new                                                                                                                     media art and the history of cinema. With a focus                                                                                                                   on the ethereal dimension this brings to our daily                                                                                                                   lives. Mario focuses on the dynamics of natural phenomena to understand how they interact with each other and the language that comes from them."         

Given this textural contrast between the two artists, we asked the two to better describe how they manage to find a balance that can well delineate their artistic vision. They responded: "The connection between nature and technology is more obvious than we think. We have created from minerals a place where electrical functions reach the complexity of thought. This causes a relationship where we are not aware of what we are interacting with. A circuit cannot be unnatural because it is made of natural materials and human minds, so it is part of the nature and extension of thought. Removing the burden of memories from our minds carries the risk of separating us from our humanity. With the awareness of this risk, we avoid separation by creating a connection with the machine, giving it the importance it deserves. Accept the change of being in it."