The redevelopment of the new spaces for HerAcademy, the Corporate University established in 2011 to generate knowledge, support employee development and attract new talent, is part of the Group’s broader property enhancement programme.
The new building at the Bologna site spans three floors and has been designed with flexible layouts and furnishings to accommodate various learning needs. The aim is to provide an innovative space equipped with state-of-the-art technology to support training activities for all Group employees.
The installation titled “Evoluzioni” [”Evolutions”] was designed for the entrance hall of HerAcademy, Hera Group’s Learning Centre in Bologna, as a synaesthetic narrative of images and sound. Using an abstract and evocative visual language, the artwork unfolds across three major visual and acoustic settings that reflect three of Hera’s core elements: water, the environment, and energy.
Circularity is the central theme of the installation. It is expressed in the artwork’s continuous movement, the transformation of objects and fibres, and in the colour palette of the Group’s distinctive visual identity. In the same way, the circular approach has become a reference model for shaping the services of the future and contributing tangibly to the well-being of the area in which it operates.
The section dedicated to water features a series of different views that illustrate water’s natural dynamics: from river currents creating waves to their smooth and harmonious movement, and on to the water we use every day in our homes, representing the widespread reach of the Group’s water network. This fluidity and purity are ultimately conveyed through light, transparent fabrics, ethereal and pure.
The section dedicated to the environment shows how natural and artificial materials can transform into one another, changing shape and structure over time. Starting from semi-transparent elements such as fabrics, the scene gradually shifts to plastic and synthetic materials, which slowly metamorphose into fibres, stems and blooming structures, eventually evolving into trees that give rise to lush forests.
In the energy section, the narrative continues by exploring natural elements that symbolise the transformation and transmission of energy across the Earth tracing the path of energy from nature to human beings. From the preceding forests, clouds of vapour of various shapes emerge, which evolve into wide skies crossed by rays of light. Finally, the visual narrative shifts to a microscopic scale, where filaments of electrical energy symbolise connection and power distribution.
