Collaboration No. 02 2025 · 14 works

Cantieri navali di Sestri

Opera Viva with Antonio Lacchini for Cantieri navali di Sestri

Formats: 40 × 50Edition of 10; 50 × 70Edition of 7; 70 × 50Edition of 5; fine art print on cotton. Dimensions in cm
Year: 2025
Availability: On request

Founded in the mid-1950s as a business specialising in the repair and scrapping of barges and tugs, the company shifted its focus towards high-end pleasure craft in the late 1980s.

Today, it is a centre of excellence for philological restoration and complex maintenance.

The works

The bow of a hull with a porthole against the sky, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 001

Shipyard building amongst the pine trees, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 002

Inflatable arched canopy beneath the clouds, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 003

Facade with sunshades and clouds, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 004

Tensile structure with inflatable arches and canopy, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 005

The bow of a hull on the dry dock, viewed from below, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 006

A gantry crane bearing the words ‘Cantieri Navali di Sestri’ silhouetted against the sky — No. 007

Metal service ladder next to a hull, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 008

Portholes and a line of light on a hull, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 009

Porthole on a dark hull, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 010

Roman numerals in relief on an iron structure, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 011

Reflections of light on the water, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 012

A propeller in the foreground and a sailing ship on the dry dock in the background, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 013

Metal frames stacked in a warehouse, Cantieri navali di Sestri — No. 014

The artist

Antonio Lacchini

Founder of Opera Viva and photographer

Antonio Lacchini was born in Soresina in the spring of 1984. He founded Opera Viva in 2024, even before the project was given that name, and works there as...

Other series

Collection No. 03

Sails and clouds

Collaboration No. 03

Antonio Lacchini

Sails and clouds

Rolla propellers