Second Life

Palazzo Vecchio, Cortile del Michelozzo, Florence.

curated by Marco Meneghuzzo

Work on view

erbaRìo

2023

reclaimed wooden box, recycled paper, wild herbs

16x20x4,5 cm

finalists exhibition

Artists on display

Martina Abati, Diego Azzola, Elena Benzoni, Gianluca Braccini, Marta Cantarini, Leonardo Cardamone, Paola Cenati, Pietro Paolo Cesari, Benedetta Chiari ed Elisa Pietracito, Elisa Cocchi, Martina Cocco, Raimondo Coppola, Cecilia D’Urso, Helysee Farazmand, Elisa Paola Hampe, Ire Ere (collettivo), Miriam Marafioti, Chiara Marchesi, Federica Mariani, Chiara Mecenero, Alessia Ottaviani, Roberto Picchi, Massimo Pugliese, Giuseppe Raffaele, Chiara Russo, Sofia Salerno, Irene Stellin, Erica Toffanin, Mingrui Wang e Wang Xin

Tutto Torna

third edition

31/01 - 18/02/2024

22/02 - 24/03/2024

Luigi Pecci Centre of Contemporary Art, Prato.

11/06 - 21/06/2024

Limonaia di Villa Vittoria, Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence.

The ErbaRìo project combines the concept of a herbarium with that of a Boîte-en-valise. A reclaimed wooden suitcase holds a collection of scents derived from spontaneous wild herbs found in the Venetian territory. What differentiates the four plants isn't the label on the glass container, but rather the scents themselves, obtained through decoction and infusion of the herbs. The pattern printed on recycled packing paper, used for the packaging, is generated from the path walked during the collection around the island of Venice. ErbaRìo aims to raise awareness about the importance of wild plants, which are sometimes overlooked and rarely considered. In reality, they symbolize the true nature of the territory and should therefore be understood and preserved. The journey taken to collect the herbs becomes a metaphorical path to comprehend their diverse habitats and unique characteristics.