TCL GREEN — Grass over Grass

Commissioned by Warner Bros. Discovery for a documentary highlighting the environmental initiatives of TCL Electronics, TCL Green by Creazione SUGO transforms electronic waste into a poetic architectural landscape.

The installation takes inspiration from a simple observation in the fields of Abruzzo: the quiet geometry of grass moving with the wind. This moment sparked the concept “Grass over Grass”—a modular sculptural field where discarded technology mimics organic growth.

At its core lies a hollow steel structure developed with DiSisto 1940. More than 3,000 recycled computer circuit boards are carefully laminated onto the framework, their distinctive green surfaces forming a dense, luminous texture. When internally illuminated, the boards glow softly, revealing the unexpected beauty hidden within electronic waste.

The installation is further enhanced with a bioluminescent coating that absorbs sunlight during the day and emits a subtle glow at night. A photocatalytic surface treatment—based on research associated with NASA—allows the sculpture to actively purify the surrounding air.

Through augmented-reality goggles developed by TCL, visitors can also explore a digital layer embedded within the sculpture, revealing the microscopic world of circuits and microchips.

TCL Green ultimately reflects on the origins of our digital age. By transforming obsolete circuit boards into a luminous landscape, the installation proposes a new perspective on waste—where the discarded materials of technology can be reimagined as instruments of beauty, education, and environmental awareness.