Created in 2025, the work belongs to the Fragments body of research, in which mark and material function as trace, residue, and stratified memory.
Through the use of silicone and pure pigment, Marchica constructs a tactile, muted surface that recalls lived architecture—domestic walls, interior spaces shaped by time. Casa di Famiglia does not depict a recognizable place; instead, it evokes presence through materiality, imperfection, and accumulated traces, suggesting an intimate dimension suspended between past and present.
The silicone, poured and shaped like a skin, holds the pigment and produces an image that is both fragile and resilient. Memory here is not narrative but physical, embedded directly within the material itself. The work invites slow, close viewing, where detail becomes central to the visual experience.