The work is an installation by Milan-based Edoardo Tresoldi, a 28-years-old scenographer and sculptor, whose work with wire mesh has rapidly gained him national and international recognition, as well large commissions.

According to the artist’s studio, the structure—built with 4,500 square meters of wire mesh—is 14 meters high and weighs about seven tons, and covers a space approximately that of the original church. Meant to be a permanent companion of the historic building, the project, commissioned by the MiBAC (Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities), took five months and cost €900,000.