work
Sindone vegetale
| category | Painting |
| subject | Abstract, Nature |
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| base | 150 cm |
| height | 140 cm |
| depth | 0 cm |
| year | 2019 |
Botanical print on canvas
Sindone vegetale stem from the idea of representing ‘skin’ (with the backbone, complexion and epidermis visible under the microscope) through visual and symbolic language. I speak of the backbone as the main support system of the body, solid yet flexible, supporting our ‘organ of thoughts’. The skin is a representation of the individual spiritual self, which is able to exist for as long as it is enveloped in a physical outer shell: the authenticity of one’s own skin. Similar to the Greek mythology of Marsyas, it is believed that the skin can survive on its own and, as long as it endures, will remain a symbol of the abundant self it once contained.
Sindone vegetale stem from the idea of representing ‘skin’ (with the backbone, complexion and epidermis visible under the microscope) through visual and symbolic language. I speak of the backbone as the main support system of the body, solid yet flexible, supporting our ‘organ of thoughts’. The skin is a representation of the individual spiritual self, which is able to exist for as long as it is enveloped in a physical outer shell: the authenticity of one’s own skin. Similar to the Greek mythology of Marsyas, it is believed that the skin can survive on its own and, as long as it endures, will remain a symbol of the abundant self it once contained.
