Simulation, seeds, beeswax, fertilizer and synthetic resin, 2014
The work consists of two groups of 16 pieces. The first is made of seeds covered with beeswax, while the second is made of fertilizer covered with resin.
The idea is to present to the viewer a game played by natural elements against artificial. The work is a confrontation between seeds and fertilizer. The first group embodies the ideas of nourishment and well-being with the second group offering the same concepts of the former; as the chemical industry wants consumers to believe that fertilizers are as fundamentally important as seeds; however
fertilizer, which is mostly based on nitrogen, feigns these concepts.
The use of fertilizers has guaranteed a stable food production, but at the same time has raised environmental issues concerned with the health and safety of both human beings and of groundwater pollution.
Taking inspiration from the Game Theory, the work offers a reflection upon the will to endlessly increase production, regardless of any environmental consequences. Is it a gamble worth playing in the long term?
The work consists of two groups of 16 pieces. The first is made of seeds covered with beeswax, while the second is made of fertilizer covered with resin.
The idea is to present to the viewer a game played by natural elements against artificial. The work is a confrontation between seeds and fertilizer. The first group embodies the ideas of nourishment and well-being with the second group offering the same concepts of the former; as the chemical industry wants consumers to believe that fertilizers are as fundamentally important as seeds; however
fertilizer, which is mostly based on nitrogen, feigns these concepts.
The use of fertilizers has guaranteed a stable food production, but at the same time has raised environmental issues concerned with the health and safety of both human beings and of groundwater pollution.
Taking inspiration from the Game Theory, the work offers a reflection upon the will to endlessly increase production, regardless of any environmental consequences. Is it a gamble worth playing in the long term?