In Tatters (A botanical map after the fall of the empire)
By
Marcia Teusink
2023
Photo courtesy of G. Benni
Dimensions
250cm x 450cm.
A large-scale drawing using bleach on tattered and worn found fabric. This was made for a solo exhibition at Rome Botanical Gardens (Italy) and is based on an engraving from the 1850s showing the different regions of various plants/foodstuffs. Now, due to climate change, all of these zones are shifting and the produciton of crops is hugely imperilled due to unpredictable weather and weather events.
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