NATURA COLTA
Natura Colta evokes the cabinet of curiosities, considered the precursor of the museum, it was mainly the pride of many a wealthy collector starting from the Renaissance.
I collect objects and 'fragments of place'; organic and man-made discards that constitute an unorganised library of place stories. Natura Colta connects unique places; it is a space for 'other' places. Stories unfold through the artwork evoking a sense of place based on facts and speculation.
Natura Colta, wooden cabinet - various found objects, 44cm x 60cm x 12cm, Spazju Kreattiv Valletta, Malta, 2018
Natura Colta imbricates nature with culture; it brings together objects from the landscape in a poetic act of remembrance. The choice of objects in the collection is unsystematic. Objects have been randomly arranged irrespective of their taxonomic qualities. The cabinet serves as a connective space, it brings together fragments of place to open up the work further and to allow for speculation and unlikely connections. It connects inside and outside.
